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1833  01770  9731 


GENEALOGY 
977.202 
SE9S 
1917 


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Oh,  say,  can  you  see,  by  the  datvn's  early  light. 

What  so  proudly  we  hail'd  at  the  tivilight's  last  gleaming, 

Whose  broad  stripes  and  bright  stars,  thro'  the  perilous  fight, 

O'er  the  ramparts  we  ivatch'd. 

Were  so  gallantly  streaming? 

And  the  rochets'  red  glare,  the  bombs  bursting  in  air. 

Gave  proof  thro'  the  night  that  our  flag  ivas  still  there. 

Oh,  say  does  that  Star  Spangled  Banner  yet  %vave 

O'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home  of  the  brave. 

On  the  shore  dimly  seen  thro'  the  mists  of  the  deep. 
Where  the  foe's  haughty  host  in  dread  silence  reposes. 
What  is  that  tvhich  the  breeze,  o'er  the  towering  steep. 
As  it  fitfully  bloivs,  half  conceals,  half  discloses? 
Now  it  catches  the  gleam  of  the  morning's  first  beam, 
In  full  glory  reflected,  noiv  shines  on  the  stream : 
"  'Tis  the  Star  -Spangled  Banner:  Oh,  long  may  it  wave 
O'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home  of  the  brave. 

And  where  is  that  band  ivho  so  vauntingly  swore. 

That  the  havoc  of  war  and  the  battle's  confusion, 

A  home  and  a  country  shoidd  leave  us  no  more? 

Their  blood  has  tvashed  out  their  foul  footsteps'  pollution. 

No  refuge  could  save  the  hireling  and  slave, 

From  the  terror  of  flight  or  the  gloom  of  the  grave : 

And  the  Star-Spangled  Banner  in  triumph  doth  wave 

O'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home  of  the  brave. 

Oh,  thus  be  it  ever  ivhen  freemen  shall  stand 
Between  their  loved  home  and  wild  ivar's  desolation; 
Blest  with  vict'ry  and  peace,  may  the  heav'n  rescued  land 
Praise  the  poiv'r  that  hath  made  and  preserv'd  us  a  nation! 
Then  conquer  we  must,  ivhen  our  cause  it  is  just 
And  this  be  our  motto :  "In  God  is  our  trust!" 
And  the  Star-Spangled  Banner  in  triumph  shall  wave 
O'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home  of  the  brave. 


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AGNES  ANDREWS 


NE  WINTER  day  in  the  year  of  1812,  four  people  sat 
in  a  little  liiit,  by  which  Napoleon,  his  star  sunken 
beyond  the  horizon,  was  soon  to  pass  on  his  ill-fated 
journey  to  Sloseow.     Tliese  four  people  were  Ivan 
Ivanovitch,  Marinka,  his  vn£e,  their  son,  Boris,  and 
Marinka's  old  mother,  who,  was  reputed  to  be  a  witch. 
Ivan,    gnarled    and    old-looking,    though    in   the 
prime  of  life,  stood  wai-ming  his  hands  at  the  flicker- 
ing, smoking  fire.    His  wife  was  working  at  her  spin- 
ning wheel,  while  Boris  sat  cross-legged  at  the  feet  of 
his  grandmother. 
Finally  the  father  broke  the  long  silence  by  saying,  "The  Little  Father 
(meaning  the  Czar)  will  use  his  last  moujik  for  Russia;  but,  as  the  Corsiean 
is  able  to  call  his  dead  soldiers  to  aid  him,  there  is  no  use  killing  them." 

"Yes,"  gently  answered  Marinka,  "Yes,  the  Czar  will  have  to  say  fare- 
well to  Moscow  and  the  Kremlin,  though  ten  thousand  troops  were  there  to 
aid  him. ' ' 

"True,"  said  Ivan,  "soon  we  shall  all  be  French.  Until  tomorrow,  then 
farewell."  So  saying,  he  lay  down  upon  the  dirty,  musty  straw  in  the  corner 
of  the  room  which  served  as  a  common  bed.  Marinka  soon  followed  the  ex- 
ample of  her  literal  lord  and  master. 

Boris  had  not  spoken,  but  as  soon  as  he  heard  the  groans  from  his  father, 
and  the  loud  indrawn  breath  of  his  mother,  he  turned  to  the  silent  old 
woman. 

"They  snore,"  said  he  scornfully.  "It  is  well.  Tell  me  now,  grandmother, 
about  the  wonderfid  Napoleon  who  is  coming  across  the  couiitiy." 

"Boris,"  replied  the  grandmother,  "when  this  Corsiean  leads  his  troops 
to  battle,  ma.vhap,  he  returns  victorious,  but  many  men  have  been  left  upon 
the  field,  dead  or  dying.  The  next  battle,  he  does  not  have  as  many  soldiers. 
He  wants  them  all,  so  he  gives  a  quick  call,  and  back  come  the  soldiers,  who 
have  perished  in  previous  battles.  They  fight  for  him,  and  after  the  battle  is 
over,  they  are  seen  no  more." 

"And  can  he  do  this  forever?" 


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"Nay.  Once  he  shows  pity  for  someone  or  something,  he  loses  his  power 
and  his  command." 

"Grandmother,"  said  Boris  thoughtfully,  "they  tell  me  I  am  fair  of  face, 
s>ad  thou  as  well  as  I,  know  that  I  am  strong  of  limb.  Aye,  and  thou  art  so 
old  and  decrepit  that  thou  need'st  the  support  of  others.  Think  you,  grand- 
mother, that  if  we  set  the  house  on  fire,  if  I  killed  myself,  with  a  deep  red 
scar  down  my  breast,  and  if  thou  stood 'st  wailing  over  me,  that  we  could  move 
him  to  pity." 

"Aye,  and  any  human  would,  but  he  has  the  devil  in  him.  And  I  love 
thee  so,  I  could  not  bear  to  lose  thee,  though  all  Russia  were  at  stake." 

"But,  grandmother,  Russia  is  at  stake,  and  you  and  I  can  easily  save 
her.  And,  thou  art  so  old,  and  near  the  end  of  thy  days,  that  it  would  be 
an  easy  matter  for  thee  to  kill  thyself  afterwards.  Even  if  he  should  not 
pity,  we  would  be  rid  of  a  father  who  beats  us  and  a  master  who  starves  us.  If 
thou  will  'st  not,  I  will. ' ' 

"0 !  Boris,  child  of  my  child,  thou  art  more  to  me  than  life  itself,  my  only 
joy,  for  if  thou  should 'st  perish,  then  would  the  light  of  my  life  be  indeed 
gone.  So,  if  thou  will'st  do  it,  I  will  be  with  thee,*'  slowlj-  answered  the  old 
woman,  with  tears  rolling  down  her  withered  cheeks,  for,  although  a  serf,  she 
had  many  beautiful  memories. 

Before  dawn  the  next  morning,  great  crowds  of  people  pressed  past  the 
humble  dwelling  of  Ivan  Ivanovitch.  Many  called  to  him  that  the  dreaded 
Corsican  was  coming.  So  Ivan  and  Marinka  joined  the  throng,  thinking  that 
Boris  and  the  grandmother  had  merely  been  pushed  aside  by  the  crowd,  and 
would  later  join  them  in  Firnsky,  the  fortified  town  for  which  they  were 
bound. 

At  about  noon,  only  a  few  stragglers  remained  on  the  road,  bearing  with 
them,  all  the  portable  effects  of  their  homes. 

About  dusk,  the  figures  of  soldiers  could  be  dimly  discerned  through  the 
gathering  twilight.  Accordingly  Boris  snatched  a  brand  from  the  fire  and 
held  it  to  the  flimsy  wooden  walls  of  the  house. 

Then,  as  the  far-famed  white  horse  of  the  Emperor  came  into  view,  he 
opened  his  blouse,  gave  a  long  slash  at  his  heart,  and  fell  fainting,  yes  dying 
at  the  feet  of  his  grandmother. 

The  famous  Napoleon  now  rode  into  plain  view.  He  looked  in  astonish- 
ment at  the  not  unfamiliar  spectacle  of  a  burning  house,  but  his  eyes  moist- 
ened as  he  beheld  in  front  of  the  glazing  shack,  a  fair  boy  with  a  deep  red 
gash  down  his  breast,  and  an  old  woman  loudly  lamenting. 

"I  pity  thee'  woman,"  came  from  the  lips  of  Napoleon,  as  he  rode 
slowly  past.  The  boy  gave  one  triumphant  sigh,  and  was  dead,  dying  hap- 
pily, for  he  had  saved  Russia. 


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HELEN  BARNES 


VAIR,  HAUNTING,  baffling,  nymph  you  trifling 
spirit. 
Desired  by  all  you  deign  to  love  a  few. 
From  far  I  hear  your  voice,  I  strain  to  hear  it ; 
But  still  again  you  leave  me  seeking  you. 
To  some  you  bring  of  thoughts  a  golden  store. 
Fair  stifling  these   with  lavish  overflow; 
To  me  you  bring  desire  and  nothing  more, 
Except  perhaps  a  whisper  sweet  and  low, 
That  spurs  me  on  to  greater  efl'orts. 
Then  you  dart  away  with  mocking  swiftness 
Mayhap  to  try  your  tricks  on  other  men, 
I  pray,  be  kind  to  them  in  their  bereftness ! 

Ah  well!  your  shyness  breeds  appreciation 

In  hearts  of  men, you  Goddess  Inspiration ! 


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phora  Bettys  "biory 


MARGARET  McCORD 


HAVE  ALWAYS  spent  my  summer  at  a  girl's  camp  in 
Maine,  and  I'd  like  to  know  how  a  girl  could  have 
romantic  experiences  when  the  only  man  we  ever  saw 
was  Old  Jerry,  who  rowed  over  to  camp  twice  a  week 
with  supplies  and  the  mail.  He  is  cross-eyed  and 
half-witted  besides. 

Other  years  it  didn't  matter.  But  when  I  got 
back  to  school  last  fall,  all  was  different.  The  girls 
unpacked  at  once,  bringing  out  numerous  pictures  of 
men  and  telling  the  most  interesting  things  that  had 
happened  during  the  summer.  I  began  to  think  that 
something  was  lacking  in  my  vacation.  That  hateful  Laura  Maples  had  at 
least  six  large  sized  pictures  and  the  most  exciting  experiences  of  all  the 
girls.  I  tried  to  steer  the  conversation  back  into  old  channels  of  swimming 
and  basketball,  but  I  wasn't  successful;  so  for  three  days  I  kept  quiet  while 
the  other  girls  talked.  Then,  led  on  by  the  eat,  Laura,  they  began  to  question 
me.  Hadn't  I  anything  to  tell  them?  I  evaded  their  inquiries  for  a  while,  but 
soon  they  began  to  nod  to  each  other  and  whisper.  I  knew  I  must  speak  or 
lose  my  place  as  leader  to  Laura,  who  had  always  been  jealous  of  me.  So  I 
spoke. 

I  was  on  pretty  shaky  ground  and  I  knew  it,  so  I  used  Dick  Gordon's 
name  to  banish  all  shadow  of  doubt.  Dick  is  the  Yale  football  hero,  whom  we 
admired — all  last  year,  although  we  had  never  seen  him.  Louise  Ferguson's 
cousin,  who  also  was  at  Yale,  used  to  write  to  her  all  about  him  and  she  always 
read  us  the  letters. 

Now  I  ought  to  have  known  better  than  aim  so  high — but  I  knew  it  would 
bowl  them  over — and  bowl  them  over  it  did.  They  fairly  gasped  at  me,  green 
with  envy.  From  that  time,  if  Laura  would  begin  to  brag — I  immediately 
silenced  her  by  casually  mentioning  where  Dick  and  I  did  this  or  that. 


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All  went  on  calmly  until  just  after  Thanksgiving,  when  the  blow  fell. 
I  was  curled  up  on  the  window  seat  reading  a  book,  when  Laura  came  run- 
ning into  the  room.  I  glanced  up,  wishing  to  convey  to  her  intelligence  that 
she  had  intruded,  when  her  words  struck  a  chill  to  my  very  marrow,  banish- 
ing all  peace  and  calm. 

"Oh  Betty,"  she  cried,  "Mrs.  Jameson  has  just  called  me  up  and  invited 
me  to  a  week-end  house  party  at  her  country  home.  Jack  and  Dick  Gordon 
are  going  to  be  there,  and  she  told  me  to  bring  you  along,  by  all  means,  as 
you  and  Dick  were  such  good  friends.  I  told  her  about  your  delightful  sum- 
mer with  Dick.    She  is  waiting  to  speak  to  you." 

Speechless,  I  got  to  my  feet,  and  started  down  to  the  telephone.  What 
should  I  do  ?  If  I  declined,  Laura  would  of  course  talk  to  Dick,  and  find  out 
that  he  liad  never  even  lieard  of  me.  That  would  be  too  much  of  an  advantage 
to  give  my  rival,  for  I  knew  that  no  time  would  be  lost  in  spreading  the  news 
abroad  at  school.  But  on  the  other  hand — if  I  accepted,  it  would  be  under 
false  pretenses  and  I  should  be  doubly  enibarassed  if  exposed  before  my  hostess 
No,  the  only  thing  to  do,  was  to  go  and  bluff  it  out. 

All  the  time  I  was  murmuring  pleased  words  of  acceptance — I  was  pray- 
ing for  relief.    I  might  just  as  well  lie  down  and  die,  I  thought. 

I  will  omit  the  following  two  days  except  to  say  that  thej'  were  most 
painful.  I  lost  at  least  five  pounds  and  an  additional  worry  was  added  to  my 
already  crushing  load.  My  clothes  were  now  too  large.  1  told  Katherine 
Turner  about  my  clothes  and  she  offered  me  her  entire  wardrobe. 

On  Friday  evening  we  arrived  at  the  junction  and  were  met  by  ilrs. 
Jameson.  Lucidly  for  me,  the  boys  had  not  yet  returned  from  a  trip  to  the 
village.  My  hour  of  exposure  was  at  least  postponed  and  my  heart  grew  a 
little  lighter.  On  the  drive  home  Laura  chattered  so  incessantly  that  my  silence 
was  not  bothered.  On  our  arrival  at  the  house  we  were  shown  our  rooms  to 
rest  before  dinner  when  we  were  to  meet  the  other  guests.  In  desperation, 
I  began  to  pace  up  and  down  the  room.  Going  to  the  window,  I  saw  a  trellis 
upon  which  was  a  vine,  now  bare  of  leaves.  I  quickly  climbed  down  to  the 
ground,  and  hiu'ried  in  the  direction  of  the  wood,  which  I  had  noticed  on 
our  way  to  the  house.  There  I  sat  down  in  a  protected  little  hollow ;  shut  my 
eyes  and  tried  to  think.  But  my  mind  worked  in  a  circle.  A  pebble  fell  into 
my  lap  and  looking  up,  I  saw  a  pleasant-faced  boy,  with  the  friendliest  brown 
eyes  filled  with  astonishment,  probably,  at  seeing  at  the  bottom  of  a  gully  a 
girl,  sitting  with  her  face  buried  in  her  hands. 

' '  Hello !  What 's  up  ?  Not  lost  are  you  ? "  he  questioned.  I  felt  myself 
groxving  hot  all  over.  Provoked  at  having  blushed  before  a  mere  country  boy, 
I  answered  with  all  the  dignity  I  could  muster:  "No,  I'm  quite  all  right, 
thank  you." 


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By  this  time,  not  at  all  repulsed  by  this  dignity,  he  had  climbed  down,  and 
was  standing  beside  me. 

"Really  you  know,"  he  said,  "that  was  an  awful  dejected  attitude  I  found 
you  in  just  now.    "What's  the  trouble?    Can't  I  help  you?" 

I  opened  my  lips  to  utter  an  indignant  refusal,  when  his  frank  smile  in- 
spired my  confidence  and  I  found  myself  detailing  my  predicament  to  him ; 

"It's  all  because  of  my  miserable  pride,"  I  ended,  "Now  he'll  openly  de- 
clare that  he  never  saw  me  before,  and  I'll  be  disgraced  for  life." 

"Oh,  come  now,  it's  not  so  bad  as  all  that,"  he  tried  to  reassure  me.  "It 
will  come  out  all  right." 

He  laughed  lightlj'  as  if  he  enjoyed  it  as  a  huge  joke.  Astonished  at  the 
levity  with  which  he  had  treated  my  confidence,  I  scrambled  to  my  feet  and 
started  off  paying  no  attention  to  his,  "Oh,  I  say,  don't  hurry  off  like  that." 

"Country  clod,"  I  muttered  to  myself.  I  was  more  determined  than  ever 
not  to  fail.  Then  an  idea  struck  me.  I'd  hurry  back  and  find  Dick  Gordon, 
whatever  he  looked  like,  and  tell  him  all  about  it  before  the  others  came  down. 
But  what  if  he  should  have  no  more  understanding  than  the  boy  in  the  woods  ? 
Glancing  at  my  watch,  I  saw  that  it  was  now  too  late  for  this  plan.  The  others 
would  be  downstairs,  and  here  I  was  not  even  dressed. 

Somehow  I  reached  my  room  and  quickly  put  on  Katherine's  pink  taffeta 
dress.  I  went  to  the  door,  opened  it  and  stepped  out,  then  closed  it  softly. 
At  the  top  of  the  stairs,  I  paused,  trembling.  What  should  I  do  when  I  got 
downstairs?  Suddenly  I  heard  Laura's  laugh.  How  the  sound  grated  on  my 
ears!  Throwing  back  my  head,  I  descended  the  stairs  with  the  same  feeling 
the  French  nobility  must  have  felt  when  walking  to  the  guillotine. 

Mrs.  Jameson  met  me  at  the  foot  of  the  stairs  and  led  me  to  the  group  of 
guests,  murmuring  introductions:  "Miss  Marlowe,  Miss  Linden,  Mr.  Calvin, 
Mr.  Harrison  and  of  course,  dear,  you  know  Dick." 

At  that  both  of  my  hands  were  seized  and  I  heard  a  masculine  voice  utter- 
ing a  most  cordial  "I  should  say  she  does  know  Dick.'' 

Dazed,  I  glanced  up  and  saw  standing  before  me,  my  acquaintance  of  the 
wood.    A  sudden  rush  of  understanding  came  to  me.    "You",  I  burst  forth. 

"At  your  service,"  he  said,  smiling  down  at  me. 


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LOUDS  SCURRY  fast  across  the  sky 
And  silent  dusk  all  unawares 
Creeps  close  upon  the  heels  of  day 
And  for  the  night  prepares. 


The  wind  slips  back  into  the  sky 
And  leaves  the  earth  in  waning  light- 
Then  faint  and  few  the  stars  appear 
Meek  heralds  of  the  night. 

Then  in  this  hour  of  restfulness 
Pause,  busy  World,  in  sweet  content 
And  let  your  soul,  tired  from  its  toil, 
In  calm  of  dusk  be  blent. 


oofoo 


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FAE  PATRICK 

TO  A  STUDENT  of  history  no  truth  seems  more  impressive  than 
the  fact  that  every  great  wave  of  progress,  in  any  nation  or  country 
has  been  preceeded  by  one  of  uncertainty,  of  unrest,  and  often-times 
of  war.  Yet  out  of  the  chaos  of  war,  out  of  the  darkness  of  distrust 
and  doubt,  have  come  periods  in  which  the  light  of  a  new  civilization  has  re- 
vealed truth  more  fully  and  has  shown  the  way  to  a  richer  and  higher  life. 
Out  of  the  French  Revolution,  with  all  of  its  cruelty  and  bloodshed,  was 
inaugurated  a  force  that  is  leading  more  and  more  to  the  emancipation  of  all 
nations.  It  is  true  that  at  first  it  brought  oppression,  and  immediate  re- 
sults, which  for  a  time,  made  it  seem  as  if  the  horrors  of  the  Revolution  had 
been  in  vain.  But  as  time  passed  on,  there  was  gradually  spread  over  Europe 
the  soil  of  Revolutionary  France  and  from  that  time  to  this,  the  watchword  of 
the  Revolution,  "Liberty,  Equality,  and  Fraternity,"  has  been  gradually  per 
meating  the  atmosphere  of  continental  Europe.  Event  after  event  has  shown  its 
potent  influence,  until  today,  the  French  Revolution  stands  justified  in  the 
light  of  its  results. 

Today  the  nations  of  the  world  are  again  involved  in  a  maelstrom  of  war, 
a  war  so  widespread,  so  awful  in  its  destruction  that  we  can  scarcely 
realize  that  it  can  be  the  expression  of  civilization  of  the  twentieth  century. 
Yet  it  may  be  that  through  this  war,  horrible  though  it  is,  there  may  come  to 
us  and  other  peoples,  the  regenerating  forces  of  new  ideals,  and  it  may  become 
the  prelude  of  a  liberty,  wide  and  vital.  In  the  seeming  chaos  of  the  world 
today  there  are  indications  that  we  are  standing  on  the  threshold  of  a  new 
era.  Even  now  the  master  mind  is  beginning  to  reveal  through  the  tangled 
threads  of  events  the  suggestive  beginnings  of  a  new  order,  an  order  of  in- 
creased understanding  and  of  broader  and  deeper  sympathy. 

In  his  "Tale  of  Two  Cities"  Dickens  gives  a  wonderfully  realistic  descrip- 
tion of  Europe  prior  to  the  terrific  upheaval  of  the  French  Revolution.  The 
same  description  might  be  used  in  characterizing  the  world  today.  "It  is  the 
best  of  times,  and  the  worst  of  times,  it  is  an  age  of  wisdom,  it  is  an  age  of 
foolishness,  it  is  a  season  of  light,  it  is  a  season  of  darkness,  it  is  the  spring  of 

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hope,  it  is  the  winter  of  despair,  we  have  everything  before  us,  we  have  noth- 
ing before  us,"  in  short,  we  can  describe  this  age  in  the  superlative  degree 
only. 

The  question  naturally  arises,  what  will  be  the  logical  outcome  of  such 
conditions?  In  considering  the  answer  to  this  important  question,  we  should 
never  forget,  that  in  this  war  or  in  this  chaotic  condition  of  affairs,  are  in 
volved  constitutional  crises,  that  out  of  it  many  new  problems  will  come  up 
for  solution  and  many  others  that  have  appeared  earlier,  will  have  gathered 
force  and  urgency  that  will  demand  many  changes  and  a  new  order  along 
many  lines.  The  new  era  which  is  bound  to  grow  out  of  this  crisis  in  world 
history  will  see  a  complete  revolution  in  many  social,  religious  and  economic 
conditions.  I  do  not  mean  to  say  that  all  the  results  of  this  war  must  be  good, 
far  from  it.  The  inunediate  material  effects  cannot  be  other  than  disastrous.  The 
death  of  millions  of  the  strongest  and  best  cannot  possibly  improve  the  living 
stock ;  the  heavy  war  debts  which  the  nations  have  heaped  up,  will  necessitate 
the  placing  of  a  heavy  tax  upon  the  lower  class  of  people;  the  devastations 
which  tliis  war  has  wrought,  means  a  shortage  of  the  food  supply.  Many 
of  the  immediate  effects  will  unquestionably  be  most  deplorable. 

As  in  Cicero's  time,  when  the  conspiracy  of  Catiline  threatened  the  life 
of  the  state,  the  equites  and  senatorial  or  aristocratic  parties  joined  forces 
to  protect  their  fatherland,  so  in  Germany  and  other  warring  nations  today, 
we  see  the  different  classes  of  men  forgetting  their  religions,  social  and  po- 
litical differences,  and  joining  forces  to  save  their  country.  This  unity,  en- 
forced by  a  tremendous  common  danger,  will  have  great  results.  Results 
that  will  express  a  greater  industrial  life,  a  more  widespread  prosperity,  and 
a  greater  vitality  among  all  classes  of  people. 

Again  the  devastation  which  this  war  has  brought  will  unquestionably 
strengthen  the  arguments  and  policies  of  peace  for  the  future.  As  the  weeks, 
months  and  years  of  war  have  passed,  men  and  women  have  seen  with  the 
bitterness  of  heartbreaking  experiences,  homes  bereft  of  loved  ones,  and  nations 
drained  of  their  best  blood.  It  is  such  vital  experiences  as  these  that  make  us 
realize  the  real  evil  of  war  and  the  meaning  and  value  of  peace. 

When  the  smoke  or  the  battle  has  cleared  awaj'  and  the  nobler  motives 
of  men  assert  themselves  in  victory,  it  will  be  found  in  many  lands  and  in  many 
institutions,  that  "the  old  order  has  changed  and  given  place  to  the  new." 
When  the  daj's  of  war  are  over  there  will  dawn  a  better  day.  Irian's  vision 
will  be  clearer,  his  sympathy  broader,  and  his  grasp  upon  the  vital  things  of 
life  stronger  and  firmer.  Precious  blood  will  not  have  been  shed  in  vain  if  the 
world  is  a  better  place  and  man  is  nobler.  There  will  be  a  newer  vision  and 
instead  of  policies  that  through  selfishness  and  false  patriotism,  through  in- 


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ternational  jealousies  and  short  sightedness  fail  to  realize  and  utilize  the  pe- 
culiar advantages  of  each  country,  there  will  be  wider  and  more  altruistic 
policies  which  will  bring  about  more  healthful  conditions  socially,  economic- 
ally and  politically. 

Now,  as  in  the  eleventh  century,  the  century  of  the  Crusades,  we  are  in  an 
age  of  intense  excitement,  an  excitement  which  has  seized  equally  upon  those 
who  stay  and  those  who  go  into  the  turmoil  of  this  terrible  war.  It  is  a  time 
when  all  men  are  being  stirred  with  deep  enthusiasm,  and  all  ranks  of  society 
are  being  profoundly  moved.  The  ferment  of  unrest  and  dissatisfaction  with 
existent  conditions  which  long  before  tlie  war  was  threatening  to  make  itself 
felt  in  many  countries,  has  today  broken  through  the  hard  crust  of  Russian 
aristocracy  and  cruelty  and  is  threatening  Prussian  military  despotism. 
Slowly  but  surely  through  the  years  of  the  past  the  people  have  been  gaining 
influence  and  today  voices  heretofore  silent  are  beginning  to  make  themselves 
heard,  and  new  forces  that  have  been  silently  and  slowly  gathering  strength 
are  beginning  to  be  felt  in  the  new  era  that  will  dawn  on  this  night  of  war. 

Not  the  few,  but  the  many,  will  be  the  effective  forces  of  the  future,  and 
a  universal  democracy,  "By  the  people,  for  the  people,  and  of  the  people,"  will 
be  more  of  a  reality  than  ever  before. 


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The^Kiiija  ^f  a  Nou  ?)c^ 


FRANK  WELLER 


I 


STARTED  to  make  the  world  over, 
To  cast  out  the  evil  and  wrong, 
The  load  of  the  weak  to  make  lighter, 
Every  heart-cry  to  change  into  song. 

I  started  to  lead  to  the  kingdom. 
The  weary  who  knew  not  the  way. 
To  tear  down  the  false  and  misleading. 
To  bring  into  dawn  a  new  day. 

"And  when  thou  hast  entered  thy  closet," 
I  found  meant  to  shut  every  door 
Of  my  life,  to  the  world  and  its  clamor, 
To  still  the  loud  waves  and  pass  o'er. 

Then  out  of  the  silence  came  wisdom. 
The  stillness  spoke  plainer  than  words. 
"Cast  from  thy  o'wn  life  all  evil,'' 
These  words  of  true  wisdom  I  heard. 

I  forgave  the  whole  world  of  unkindness. 
No  malice  nor  envy  I  held; 
And  breathed  out  a  song  on  the  heart-cry, 
My  heart  from  the  false  I  compelled. 

The  weak  I  released  from  his  burden, 
I  saw  but  the  good  and  the  pure ; 
And  behold  I  had  made  the  world  over, 
The  Kingdom  had  come  to  endure. 


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^  TM)aiigto(f5aiK  ^ 


HELEN  ANN   DANNETTELLE 

I  DINED  today  with  Sir  Kenneth  who  told  me  a  strange  storj%  said 
Mark  Burr,  and  noting  our  interested  expressions,  he  removed  his  pipe 
and  began: 

"Several  years  ago  a  diamond  was  found  in  the  blue  mud  of  a  river  in 
India,  absolutely  perfect  and  almost  two  inches  in  circumference.  The  native 
who  found  it,  mad  with  joy,  placed  his  treasure  in  the  hands  of  his  king. 
Murmuring:    "Even  the  daughter  of  Daik"  (daughter  of  the  Sun)  he  died. 

It  happened  that  the  unlucky  man  was  celebrating  the  annual  feast  of 
Zelma,  the  lion.  Evening  came  on  and  in  the  lurid  light  of  the  many  torches  a 
slave  girl  danced  on  the  village  common  before  the  throne  of  the  king.  On  her 
forehead  she  wore  the  Daughter  of  Daik  as  a  sign  of  His  ^lajesty's  favor. 
From  the  edge  of  the  jungle  a  tiger  watched  the  scene.  She  was  starving  and 
advanced  slowly.  Suddenly  the  attention  of  the  people  was  diverted  from  the 
dancer.  Drawn  by  the  burning  eyes  of  the  beast,  they  screamed  in  terror. 
The  slave  girl,  with  her  back  toward  the  invader,  interpreted  the  cry  as  ap- 
plause, played  with  the  dagger  and  danced  on.  As  the  tiger  sprang  toward 
her,  she  tore  the  jewel  from  her  brow  and  threw  it  at  the  foot  of  the  throne. 
The  next  instant  she  was  borne  screaming  into  the  jungle. 

Now  the  Indian  king  himself  began  to  wear  the  diamond,  three  days  after 
placing  the  jewel  about  his  neck  he  was  found  treacherously  killed  on  his 
throne.  His  son,  the  j'oung  prince,  left  India  immediately  to  place  the  case 
of  the  king's  mysterious  death  before  the  court  of  England,  taking  with  him  the 
Daughter  of  Daik.  Sir  Kenneth  was  a  passenger  on  the  same  ship  and  on  the 
voyage  became  an  intimate  friend  of  the  young  Hindoo.  One  day  the  prince  in 
reply  to  a  question  of  Sir  Kenneth  concerning  the  wonderful  diamond  which 
he  now  wore,  told  the  historj'  of  the  stone. 

When  the  steamer  was  some  distance  out  from  Liverpool  the  doctor  called 
Sir  Kenneth  to  the  bedside  of  the  Hindoo.  The  prince  was  dying  and  nerv- 
ously pressed  the  beautiful  jewel  into  Sir  Kenneth's  hand. 

It  was  wonderful  to  possess  such  a  stone,  yet  Sir  Kenneth  felt  a  strange 
repulsion  toward  it.  Three  hours  later  when  the  Hindoo  was  buried  at  sunrise, 
Sir  Kenneth  leaned  over  the  rail  and  tossed  the  gleaming  thing  into  the  waters 
of  the  Atlantic. 
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TheReuJonL 

Th&chEanasthatuje  have  b^, 

(dhetewe  ikdl  hold  the  opeatocel 

Nor  count  the  bitter  oostj 

Coiient  to  Knoiu  luheiieadislDrKsoul 

lias  passed,  the  oiiljpost  ^isirs 

The  Scorer  counls  no  niedflklhere- 

he  oc^  counts  the  scass. 

ma. 


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CLARA  LOUISE  BRADY 

AKJORY  BLANCHARD  and  her  room-mate, 
Elizabeth  Alexander  were  each  buried  in  a 
couch  full  of  cushions  in  the  opposite  ends 
of  their  room.  They  were  looking,  with 
muffled  laughter  now  and  then  at  a 
shower  of  valentines  that  had  just  arrived. 
Suddenly  Marjory  jumped  up  and  ran 
over  to  Elizabeth.  "Oh  'Libby',"  she  ex- 
claimed, "Kent's  coming  up  to  spend  the 
week-end  tonight.  I  am  so  glad  that  he'll 
be  here  for  the  party ! ' '  and  she  held  up  an 
elaborate  valentine  she  had  just  opened.  On 
it  had  been  hurriedly  written  in  a  bold 
boyish  hand  a  message  which  the  girls  read  with  great  difficulty. 

"I'll  be  up  from  Boston,  Friday  night  to  spend  the  week-end.  Meet  me 
at  the  station." 

"K." 
Elizabeth  picked  up  the  envelope  and  examined  it.     The  address  was 
also  very  difficult  to  read. 

MISS  M.  BLANCHARD, 
Wellesley  College 
Wellesley,  Mass. 
That  night  ^Marjory  was  at  the  train  in  time  to  see  it  arrive.    She  peered 
anxiously  around  but  saw  no  one  leave  the  train  except  a  tall  young  man, 
whom  she  knew  at  once  was  not  her  brother. 

As  she  stood  looking  anxiously  through  the  depot,  the  young  man  speedily 
approached  her  and  in  the  dim  light  she  saw  him  wave  in  her  direction. 
Seeing  no  one  in  front  of  her  she  turned  to  see  at  whom  he  could  be  waving. 
When,  suddenly,  some  one  from  behind  her  clasped  his  hands  over  her  eyes. 
She  tried  to  pull  away  but  could  not  free  herself  from  that  tight  clasp. 

"It's  Kent,"  she  said.    "Let  go  Kent,  you're  hurting  my  eyes  terribly." 


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At  this  the  hands  were  quickly  removed.  Marjory  turned  to  see  the  tall 
young  man,  looking  very  confused  indeed  and  taking  off  his  hat.  They  stood 
there  speechless  for  a  minute,  both  looking  into  each  other's  eyes  in  confusion. 

"Oh!  I  beg  your  pardon,"  said  the  young  man.  "I  thought  you  were 
my  sister." 

The  situation  seemed  so  utterly  ridiculous  that  Marjory  blushed  and 
burst  into  a  musical  laugh  as  she  exclaimed,  "And  I  thought  you  were  my 
brother." 

Then  they  agreed  that  it  was  a  mutual  joke  and  Marjory  gladly  ex- 
cused him  his  faux  pas  as  they  settled  themselves  comfortably  in  a  taxi. 

"I  wonder  why  my  brother  didn't  come?"  she  said.  "He  wrote  that  he 
would  be  here  tonight  on  this  train." 

"Well  I  can't  imagine  why  Marian  hasn't  come  down  to  meet  me,"  he 
said.     ' '  Do  you  know  my  sister  Marian  Blanchard  ? ' ' 

"Blanehard!  "Why  that's  my  name,  too.  No,  I  don't  know  her.  What 
year  is  she?" 

"I'm  not  surprised  that  you  don't  know  her,"  he  said.  "She's  only  a 
Freshman.  Started  in  the  first  of  the  year.  I  told  her  in  a  valentine  that  I'd 
be  here  tonight  and  asked  her  to  meet  me." 

Marjory  looked  at  him  in  perplexity.  "May  I  ask  you  what  your  first 
name  is?"    she  said  suddenly. 

"Kenneth." 

"It's  just  as  I  thought,"  she  exclaimed  excitedly.  "I  got  your  sister's 
valentine  from  you.  It  Avas  addressed  to  Miss  M.  Blanchard  and  was  delivered 
to  me.  My  name  is  Marjoiy  Blanchard.  Well,  if  that  isn't  strange-  I 
thought  since  it  was  signed  "K,"  that  it  was  from  my  brother  Kent." 

They  were  so  amused  over  the  complex  situation  that  they  did  not  notice 
how  near  they  were  to  the  college  until  the  taxi  stopped.  "Are  you  coming 
down  for  dinner?"  she  asked  gayly  as  she  stepped  out  and  shook  hands  with 
Kenneth. 

He  looked  into  her  brown  eyes  and  with  a  note  of  decision  in  his  voice 
said,  "Yes  I  will.  I  guess  it's  not  worth  while  going  in  to  see  ]\Iarian  before 
I  come  to  dinner,  as  it  is  such  a  short  time  till  then.  With  an  "I  hope  I'll  see 
you  at  the  party,"  Marjory  started  toward  the  college.  She  looked  back  as 
the  taxi  drove  out,  and  saw  Kenneth  looking  at  her  through  the  back  window. 
How  attractive  she  looked  standing  there  in  her  little  spring  hat  and  suit! 
She  was  thinking  how  handsome  and  jolly  he  was  as  she  hurriedly  entered  the 
college,  for  it  was  almost  dusk. 

That  night  when  Kenneth  met  his  sister  just  before  dinner,  she  expressed 
her  surprise  that  she  had  not  heard  from  him. 

"Why  didn't  you  write  Ken?''  she  said.  "I  had  no  idea  you  were 
coming." 

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"What!  Didn't  you  hear  from  me?  That's  funny.  I  sent  you  a  valen- 
tine saying  that  I  would  be  up  tonight  to  spend  the  week-end."  he  said  with 
a  twinkle  in  his  eye. 

"It  must  have  been  delayed  or  lost  in  the  mail,"  she  returned. 

Marjory  confided  to  her  room-mate  the  strange  adventure  and  conver- 
sation of  the  afternoon,  making  her  promise  not  to  tell  anyone,  as  she  did 
not  want  to  be  made  fun  of. 

That  night  she  met  Kenneth  at  the  reception  and  danced  with  him  sev- 
eral times.  What  a  graceful  pair  they  were !  Many  eyes  were  turned  toward 
them  in  admiration  through  the  evening. 

There  was  an  almost  strange  confidence  between  them.  He  told  her  of  his 
struggles  in  studying  law,  and  she  told  him  of  her  ambition  to  graduate  in 
June.  The  evening  passed  very  merrily  and  finally  after  the  departure  of  the 
many  guests  the  weary  girls  trudged  off  to  bed. 

Through  the  remainder  of  the  year  Marjory  and  Marian  were  almost  in- 
separable and  together  they  enjoyed  Kenneth's  frequent  visits  to  Wellesley. 
Lake  Waban  and  dear  old  Tapelo  contributed  their  full  share  towards  the 
ripening  of  their  friendship. 

June  came  and  Marjory  graduated  in  full  glory  and  beauty  at  twenty-one. 
She  was  the  pride  of  her  class  and  among  the  many  bouquets  she  found  one 
of  white  roses  witli  "Heartiest  Congratulations  from  Kenneth"  ^vritten  on 
a  simple  little  card. 

The  first  year  out  of  college  was  sincerely  and  earnestly  engaged  in  set- 
tlement work.  One  day  after  a  number  of  hours  of  hard  work  she  found  on 
her  return  home  a  letter — from  Kenneth  and  we  will  look  right  over  her 
shoulder  and  read  with  her,  as  she  reads  again  and  again. 

"The  time  is  up  now  and  I  am  coming  if  you  say  the  word.  Is  it  a  go? 
All  my  work  has  been  done  with  the  hope  that  you  would  let  me  come  and 
share  my  success,  whatever  it  might  be,  with  you.  It  has  been  my  thought 
since  I  learned  to  know  and  love  you,  as  I  did  the  first  few  days  of  our  ac- 
quaintance. (Thanks  to  that  adorable  valentine).  Today  when  I  saw  my  name 
added  as  junior  partner  to  the  finest  law  firm  in  our  city,  I  thought  of  you  and 
felt  more  willing  and  proud  to  offer  you  that  name." 

Impatiently, 

"KENNETH" 

And  as  Marjory  switched  oft'  the  light  for  bed,  supremely  happy,  she  took 
from  her  dressing  table  a  little  ivory  box  and  advancing  to  the  window  where 
the  moonlight  would  fall  on  it,  she  opened  it,  and  there,  carefully  preserved, 
as  it  would  always  be,  lay  the  precious  valentine. 


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To  ODoria  Lisa 


HELEN  BARNES 


o 


LADY  of  the  mysterious  smile 
Of  taunting  look  and  witching  eye, 
My  precious  moments  you  beguile 
As  all  too  swift  the  moments  fly! 

Indeed  your  dangerous  fascination, 
Hints  of  mystery  and  romance. 
Shatter  my  determination, 
I  close  my  book  and  look  askance. 

Alas!  my  stiidy  hour  is  over 
My  mind  is  in  a  misty  haze 
Clouded  not  with  studies  sober 
But  with  the  mystery  of  your  gaze. 


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FRANCIS  STUNKEL 


OHnWH 

I 


HE  CENTERVILLE  Select  Circle  of  Civic  Sages  is  in 
session  in  the  back  of  Bill  Willson's  general  store. 
They  meet  to  discuss  news,  spit,  spin  long-winded 
yarns,  joke  and  then  spit  again.  Soap  boxes  and 
broken  relics  of  chairs,  grouped  around  the  big  stove, 
are  seats  of  honor.  Champions  of  all  the  issues  of  the 
day  are  present.  Jake  Byerly,  of  close  acquaintance 
with  swinging  doors,  bars  and  steins,  who  relates 
lengthy  tales  of  encounters  with  lamp-posts,  enor- 
mous reptiles  and  prehistoric  animals,  begins  an  earn- 
est discourse. 
"Feller  citizens  of  Centerville,  and  other  islands  on  the  bosom  of  this 
United  States,  this  Liquor  Law  11  be  the  roonation  of  me  and  many  other  fair 
citizens.  But  ye '11  all  suffer  with  me;  ye '11  see  the  error  of  your  ways  and 
flee  from  the  wrath  to  come.  When  corn  is  thirty  cents  per  bushel,  ye '11 
suffer  too,  by  gosh!" 

Hank  Bingley,  town  marshal,  is  the  only  one  who  draws  a  topic  from 
this,  so,  carefully  spitting  in  the  general  direction  of  the  spitoon,  he  begins: 
"Bill,  when  you're  sober,  you're  nutty,  and  when  you're  drunk  you're 
crazy,  so  keep  your  trap  shet.  This  liquor  business '11  never  bother  you  as  long 
as  there's  spirits  aroun'.  I  wuz  in  a  dry  state  onet,  and  say,  that  state  wuz 
dry!  They  must  have  had  Stuce  Brewart  sittin'  on  the  lid.  When  the  sports 
went  into  the  next  state  to  get  their  bitters,  they  wuz  so  dry  they  had  to 
be  soaked  over  night  before  they'd  hold  any  liquor.  Thet's  the  kind  of  a 
lid  we're  going  to  have  in  old  Indiany  when  she  goes  dry,  by  Heck!" 

"Wall,  boys,  my  wife  never  lets  me  go  out  with  the  gang  any  more, 
'cepting  here  to  the  store,"  says  Jim  Blake,  a  reno^vned  henpecked  hiLsband, 
sadly.  "The  Liquor  Law  don't  bother  me.  But  this  Suffrage  Law  just  gags 
me.    I  tell  ye  I  got  a  ^vife  at  home  thet's  bad  'nuff  'thout  any  votin'." 

"Cheer  up,  Jim!"  saj-s  Bill  Willson.  "Women  won't  be  so  anxious  to 
vote  if  they  force  all  the  rights  uv  votes  on  'em.     Won't  it  be  purty  to  see 


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some  of  them  women  as  orter  be  men  an'  isn't,  going  out  to  pay  poll  tax 
an'  work  the  roads.?  He!  He!  He!" 

This  brings  a  general  laugh  and  recollection  of  Jim  Blake's  former  de- 
clarations of  independence,  all  proven  null  and  void  because  of  the  vote  of 
one  mightier  than  himself. 

Hank  Bingley  manages  to  get  choked  on  stolen  crackers  and  goes  out  to 
get  a  drink.  While  gone,  a  tack  with  guaranteed  point  is  placed  in  his  chair, 
to  verify  the  guarantee,  Old  Man  Boomer  "lows  as  how  they  wuz  good  signs 
for  an  early  spring,''  but  Hank,  returning,  disagrees.  He  "lows  as  how  signs 
\\'uz  deceivin',"  and  "they  wuz  shore  to  be  a  frost."  He  turns  his  chair  over 
and  the  tack  falls  out.  "Now  who  cud  a  been  so  cruel?"  he  asks,  and  con- 
tinues, "but  say,  the  H.  C.  of  L.  would  a'  looked  like  an  ant-hill  beside  the 
lofty  heights  to  which  somebody 'd  a  been  hoisted  ef  I'd  a  hit  thet  tack.*' 

"Man  don't  make  a  miss  and  kick  that  H.  C.  of  L.  any  higher  than  it  is. 
It  means  empty  stimimicks.  I  'd  fight  most  anything  to  keep  mine  from  bein ' 
empty. ' ' 

"Speakin'  uv  fightin',"  drawls  Ned  Durham,  "them  Germans  is  gettin' 
a  little  too  dern  smart  fer  me.  I'm  willin'  any  day,  if  somebody '11  only  give 
me  a  gun  an'  pay  my  fare,  to  go  over  there  an'  shoot  the  Kaiser's  ears  off 
an'  show  'em  to  him  just  to  show  'um  thet  a  gentleman  fnun  Missouri  won't 
stand  for  no  sich  doin's.  To  thunder  with  pacificists!  Let  the  sissies  and 
fraidcats  stay  home  and  let  MEN  fight.  One  must  say,  as  Farragut  said,  'Dam 
the  torpedoes,  go  ahead!'  " 

Bill  brealcs  in,  "Boys  this  spy  question  is  a  bad  one.  They're  every- 
where.    Why,  maybe  old  Fritz  there  is  one!     What  say,  Fritz?" 

"I  say  dot  I  bin  kein  schpy.  I  bin  only  poor  'Merican  citizen.  Schtill 
you  says  I  bin  Cherman  schpy.  Vy  der  odder  day  I  go  make  for  mine  lettuce 
bett  some  scharecrow  mit  colored  cloth  sparrows  away  to  drife,  und  vot  do  I 
hear?  I  haf  put  up  der  Cherman  flag.  I  no  understan'  Dann  I  see  und  I 
laff  like  I  vud  schplit  yet.  Mein  scharecrow!  Vy  dey  don't  know  veder  der 
Cherman  flag  is  red-vite-und-plack  oder  schky-plue-pink.' ' 

Just  then  little  Bill  Willson  Number  Six  comes  in  with  the  news  that 
America  has  declared  war  on  Germany.  Great  enthusiasm  arises  and  the  sages 
break  up  their  meeting  and  rush  to  the  telegraph  office  for  later  reports. 


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Editor-in-Chief Veva  Paul 

Faculty   Editor Miss  Quinn 

Business    Manager OscAR  Shepard 

Assistant  Business  Manager Lee  Miller 

Faculty   Business   Manager Miss  ANDREWS 

Kssat'wis  SJiitnra 

Helen  Barnes  Frank  Weller 
Aaatatartta  (Ulaaa  lEiiitora 

Genevieve  Brocker  Francis  Stunkel 

Flossie  Collins  Arthur  Wilde 

Kenneth  McCurdy  Opal  Craig 

Katie  Hodapp 


Art  liittnra 


Faculty  Art  Editor- 


LouisE  Hodapp 
Elsie  Miller 
Ldrick  Cordes 


-Miss  James 

Harry  Miller 
Margaret  Lewis 
Albert  Bretthauer 


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lEbtturtal 


HELEN   BARNES 


EGINNIXG  WITH  civilization  and  the  dawn  of  culture, 
the  struggle  in  one  form  or  another  has  been  for  the 
individual ;  for  a  breaking  away  from  the  idea  of  ' '  the 
masses."  This  age  is  marking  the  triumphant  cul- 
mination of  the  period  of  unrest.  The  individual  is 
coming  into  his  o^vvn. 

There  has  always  been  given  to  everyone  the  abil- 
ity to  do  some  one  thing  better  than  his  neighbor 
could  do  it  and  now,  the  opportunity  for  using  the 
ability  is  being  given.  To  the  pupils  of  Shields  High 
School  this  opportunity  is  given  in  the  publication  of  "The  Patriot,''  a  book 
which  seeks  originality.  While  it  is  pre-eminently  the  book  of  the  school  as 
a  whole,  yet  is  gives  broad  individual  scope  to  the  student  with  literary  aspira- 
tions or  artistic  longings.  In  this  respect  "The  Patriot,"  is  indeed  a  living, 
growing  part  of  the  "individualistic"  movement. 

This  past  year,  so  impregnated  with  new  and  vital  forces,  so  notable  a 
one  in  history,  this  year  of  unprecedented  war  and  chaos,  has  marked  the 
beginning,  growth  and  advent  of  "The  Patriot"  of  the  class  of  '17.  The 
name,  "The  Patriot,"  seems  especially  suggestive  this  year.  Christened  in 
a  year  of  national  trouble,  the  Spanish-American  war,  it  has  come  down  all  the 
years  to  be  re-animated  today  with  the  present  significance  of  this  greater 
cause. 

If  the  joy  derived  from  the  book  will  serve  to  keep  alive  our  loyalty  to 
Shields  High  School  and  will  serve  the  greater  purpose  of  continually  making 
manifest  our  wider  patriotism,  then,  indeed,  it  will  not  have  been  sent  forth 
in  vain. 

To  everyone  who  has  been  considerate  of  the  welfare  of  the  book,  we 
are  most  grateful.  Especially  do  we  wish  to  thank  the  business  men  who  have 
responded  so  generously. 


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Names  Credits  As 

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Veva»paiiL  32  27 

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'BftieSecto 


KATE  F.  ANDREWS 

IN  THE  days  when,  as  children,  you  entered  the  portals  of  school 
In  that  far  away  time,  you  felt  that  into  your  lives 
With  the  eager  young  gladness  that  comes  with  the  new  and  untried ; 
Had  come  a  turn,  a  branching  of  paths  from  the  road 
You  had  trodden  before,  over  which  your  steps  had  been  led 
And  the  way  pointed  out,  as  love  held  your  interests  at  heart. 
So,  again,  there  has  come  a  break  in  the  routine  of  years; 
Again,  you  have  come  to  the  parting  of  ways,  to  the  day 
When  each,  relying  on  what  he  has  done  in  the  past 
On  the  strength  secured  through  effort  expended  and  victories  won 
In  struggles  to  master  the  Hard  that  now  and  will  always 
Beset  the  path  of  the  one  who  would  climb  to  the  higher 
And  higher  achievement  in  life  and  win  for  himself 
The  highest  and  best  that  a  life  nobly  lived  can  yield, 
JIust  answer  the  call  and  give  to  the  world  and  to  God 
Not  the  work  that  another  should  do  but  the  work  that  is  his. 
The  Past  has  recorded  your  effort;  each  year  has  taken 
Its  toll  to  be  kept  as  insurance  for  future  years. 
As  a  fund  from  which  each  shall  draw  as  his  need  directs. 
In  those  years,  may  you  always  remember  the  truth  that  you  chose 
As  your  motto  to  guide  you  aright  in  questions  of  life ; 
If  you,  in  the  time  to  come,  would  gather  from  life 
The  best  of  rewards,  the  best  that  it  offers  to  man, 
Then  to  life  you  must  give  the  best  that  there  is  in  you. 
As  yon  oak  with  its  roots  deep-planted  stands  firm  and  erect, 
May  you,  too,  be  strong  in  the  power  to  do,  to  achieve. 
May  the  growth,  which  the  green  of  your  colors  expresses  so  well. 
Make  fuller  and  richer  each  year  as  the  days  swiftly  pass ; 
While  the  white,  symbolic  of  truth,  spreads  over  your  paths 
A  light  that  will  brighten  each  way  and  make  each  one  feel 
God's  love  and  God's  grace  in  the  beauty  and  joy  of  this  world. 


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The*  Seniors 

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Tree* pine*  fbujtf^CDocKOrange^Blossom 

G)lor5  ♦  Qre£ii»  And*  (flhUte. 
prc5id£Bt  jolm^OomieUy 

V\C£.»pfC5\d£Ilt  *       " 

SexJ^cmry 


Barn£3 
oy^PorkfT 


Jessaline  Alexander 

In  her  senior  year  Jessaline  developed  into  a 
sort  of  feminine  Beveridge  or  no — an  Emmeline 
Pankhurst. 


Helen  Barnes 

First  assistant  in  English  and  History,  an  ora- 
tor, a  poetess,  and  an  actress.  Her  services  have 
been  invaluable  in  the  publication  of  "The  Pa- 
triot." She  will  join  the  Seymourites  at  Western 
College  next  year. 


Paul  Becker 

Paul  is  conspicuous  as  an  amateur  couiedian. 
His  only  detriment  is  the  result  of  his  infantile 
inability  to  sleep  at  night. 


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WiLLARD  Becker 

"Bill"     is     the     light-weight 
champion  of  the  world." 


'tick-tack-to" 


Elmer  Bollinger 

"Bud  is  a  cross  between  Vernon  Castle   and 
Enrico  Caruso — but  he  just  can't  get  "math." 


Hal  Branaman 

Brigham  Young  thought  he  had  done  some- 
thing when  he  moved  his  family  circle  to  Utah, 
but  Hal  did  more  here  in  Indiana.  He  led  Sey- 
mour's feminine  onslaught  at  the  Columbus 
basket-ball  tourney. 


Amy  Bridges 

"If  there  is  anything  I  consider  excellent  in 
the  make-up  of  a  young  woman,  it  is  instant 
and  implicit  obedience. 


Genevieve  Brocker 

It  is  a  melancholy  and  tragical  fact  that  Gene- 
vieve just  can't  line  up  to  her  desires — however, 
her  cute  Mary  Pickford-Marguerite  Clark  style 
gets  her  by — big! 


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Helen  Brunow 

Helen  is  the  sort  of  girl  you  like  to  number 
among  your  friends;  a  faithful,  splendid  student. 


Flossie  Collins 

Flossie  is  eloquence  rampant.  She  orates  loud 
and  long  on  the  rights  of  women,  a  little  louder 
perhaps  than  long.  She  punctuates  with  her 
hands  and  scorns  all  methods  of  breathing. 


John  Connelly 

John  is  our  modern  Don  Juan.  He  has  been 
fickle,  but  now  like  our  friend  Dr.  Faustus,  de- 
cides "I  like  Madgeic  best  of  all." 


Iris  Cox 

Diogenes  might  have  had  Iris  in  mind  when  he 
said  "Blushing  is  the  color  of  virtue."  An  honor 
student  contemplates  entering  "Western  Col- 
lege." 


Edna  Dixon 

Judging  from  her  conversation  Edna  is  indeed 
a  victim  of  the  Hawaiian  craze. 


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Ruth  Edwards 

"I  wouldn't  give  two  bits  for  all  these  'yoimg 
gentlemen'  in  America, 
one  at  Jaketown." 


I  am  interested  in  some- 


Clyde  Fitzgibbons 

Pitz  aspires  to  membership  in  the  "National 
Association  of  Red  Heads."  Along  with  his  hair 
he  wears  a  well  balanced  expression  of  "I  should 


Marguerite  Fox 

Marguerite's  black,  black  hair  and  her  manner 
of  arranging  the  same  is  at  once  the  envy  and 
despair  of  the  rest  of  "us  girls." 


Kenneth  Greeman 

An  occasional  broken  arm  keeps  Kenny  sup- 
plied with  his  share  of  attention  and  feminine 
sympathy. 


Esther  Grelle 

"True,there  are  times  when  my  physical  being 
is  shaken  ^vith  suppressed  laughter  that  releases 
itself  in  varied  and  various  types  of  giggles." 


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Esther  Groub 

"What  I  need  when  I  motor  is  a  courageous, 
cool,  composed  mechanic  to  chase  tires  and  patch 
radiators. ' '  How  will  she  overcome  this  at  Ward- 
Belmont  next  year? 


Carmel  Hazard 

Although  at  first  she  was  prone  to  inflict  us 
with  long  and  detailed  discussions  of  Bro%vns- 
town  and  its  doings,  Cannel  has  now  cut  the  ties 
that  bind,  and  transferred  her  enthusiasm  to 
Seymour. 


Louise  Hodapp 

Louise  is  an  "arty"  kind  of  a  soul  and  her 
cleverness  with  the  pencil  is  well  demonstL'ated 
throughout  "The  Patriot." 


Jess  Hoover 

Jess  will  be  most  missed  at  the  noon  period 
from  12 :30  till  1 :00  when  his  raggy  syncopations 
caused  our  feet  to  start  surreptitiously  keeping 
time. 


Mansel  Hughes 

We  look  up  to  Manse.  He  knows  everything 
and  impersonates  anything  from  a  lost  baby  to 
a  robed  priest.  Difficult  ciuestions  he  can  easilj- 
thrust  aside  but  "a  little  thing"  worries  him 
continually. 


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Ruth  Kamman 

"I  can't  say  that  I  go  much  for  feminine  poli- 
tics, but  from  now  on  I  bet  the  President  of  the 
United  States  will  be  the  best  looking  candidate. ' ' 
— so  speaks  this  fair  member  of  the  honor  roll. 


Margaret  Lewis 

"Tennyson  did  well  in  describing  'The  Charge 
of  the  Light  Brigade,'  but  I  wish  he  could  see 
me  come  down  the  Assembly  Room  aisle!" 


Madge  Linke 

Otherwise  "Smudge"  and  an  earnest  devotee 
of  Emerson's  idea  that  "nothing  great  was  ever 
achieved  without  enthusiasm.  This  may  account 
for  her  extraordinary  popularity  as  well  as  her 
honor  work.  Purdue  is  indeed  fortunate  in  re- 
ceiving this  enthusiast  next  year. 


Mabel  McColgin 

Mabel's  just  a  wee  bit  reticent,  but  those  who 
know  her  realize  what  a  splendid  competent  girl 
she  is. 


Margaret  McCord 

Margaret's  "crowning"  ambition  is  to  manage 
a  complete  and  wondrous  change  of  coiffure 
every  day,  whether  it  be  a  shower  of  hair  a  la 
Piekford  or  curl  plasters  a  la  Theda. 


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Kenneth  McCurdy 

"ilaek"  is  a  lover  of  Shakespeare  and  holds 
a  profound  reverence  for  "what  Bill  says."    He 
states  "Bill  is  an  individual  after  my  own  heart." 

Elsie  Miller 

Elsie  is  no  intellectual  hermit  crab,  but  at  that, 
some  of  the  rest  of  "we'uns"  envy  her  "Physics 
Lab."  ability. 

Lee  Miller 

"And  as  he  spoke  the  wonder  grew — that  one 
small  head  eould  carry  all  he  knew."    Goldsmith 
surely   had   our   honor  pupil   in  mind   when  he 
wrote  these  lines. 

Ethel  Mitchell 

A  star  performer  in  all  she  undertakes.     En- 
tered the  try-outs  for  the  Versailles  and  North 
Yenion  oratorical  meets.    Intends  to  prepare  her- 
self for  teaching. 

Marie  Nichter 

"I  want  what  I  want  when  I  want  it,  and  if  I 
can't  have  it  then,  I  won't  take  it  at  all." 

It 

p. 

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LiLA  NiEMAN 

"The  trifling  fancies  of  girlhood  I  find  but  to 
be  in  the  way." 


HULDA   OSTERMAN 

"I  just  adore  those  big  overgrown  lads  who 
run  panting,  ranting,  rearing  species  of  vehicles 
called  Fords." 


Fay  Parker 

Her  vivacity  and  good  looks  seem  to  be  a  never 
failing  mascot  in  the  realms  of  High  School  pop- 
ularity. 


Fae  Patrick 

"We  hardly  find   any  persons  of   good   sense 
save  those  who  agree  with  us." 


Veva  Paul 

Caesar  with  all  of  his  accomplishments  had 
nothing  on  Veva,  who  has  been  editor-in-chief  of 
the  Patriot,  honor  student,  orator,  poetess  and 
actress.    "So  there." 


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Malcolm  Rittenhouse 

This  plane  of  existence  is  too  tame  for  "Newt." 
His  mind  often  wanders  into  worlds  peopled  witii 
objects  and  accidents  of  his  brain.  There  he 
plays  with  wiffle-bats,  fan-tail  tigers,  etc. 


Ldwin  Schleter 

Ed  gets  in  lots  of  rest  through  the  day.  He 
doesn't  care  in  particular  about  anything  and  if 
habits  broke  themselves,  without  doubt,  he  would 
have  quit  coming  to  school. 


Horace  Seelinger 

Carlyle  speaks  of  an  inarticulate  genius — he 
didn't  allude  to  "Ike  Spivins."  Ike's  vocal  condi- 
tion ought  to  be  appreciated.  He  can  imitate  off- 
hand anything  from  an  alarm  clock  to  a  brass 
band,  trombone  leading.  He  doesn't  sing — he 
never  trifles  with  his  voice. 


Oscar  Shepard 

"Shep"  holds  the  breakage  record  in  Physics 
as  well  as  being  the  record  breaker  "Patriot" 
business  manager. 


Ruby  Smith 

"As  far  as  I'm  concerned,  men  may  come  and 
men  may  go  or  stay  away  forever." 


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Vergil  Snow 

Translated  from  Vergil:  "Silently  hand  in 
hand  through  the  rosy  dawn  of  life's  spring  time, 
wander  LOVE  and  I,  the  earthly  forms  of  two 
angels. ' ' 


Edna  Sumner 

"If  one  allows  little  curls  to  drape  one's  neck 
one  can  meander  around  more  easily  than  if  one 's 
hair  is  combed  so  tight  one  cannot  close  one's 

eyes." 


WlLLA  TeCKEMEYER 

Mr.  Mott  calls  me  Miss  Teckemeyer,  Miss  An- 
drews calls  me  Willa  but  Kenny  calls  me  "Bill." 


Eva  Thicksten 

"Blessed  are  the  thorough  and  quick  thinkers 
for  they  shall  receive  a  big  string  of  A's." 


Marie  Wieneke 

Marie  is  a  thoroughly  deserving  girl  whose  ab- 
sence caiised  by  protracted  illness  to  be  deeply 
regretted. 


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Lillian  Whitson 

Since  it  is  all  safely  over,  it  has  to  be  admitted 
that  Lillian  was  the  prize  "skipper"  of  the 
school.  What  more  conclusive  proof  of  her  abil- 
ity could  be  found? 


Anna  Zimmerman 

"I  like  all  friends,  most  every  kind.     jBut,  1 
don't  like  friends  that  don't  like  mine." 


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Tree 


"kiiDUJ  Triy  ♦  Opporlunily  " 
OoK  Fioujcf  ♦  Rjcd » Rose 

Colors  ♦  R£il»  Andfflbilc 


itesideni: 


vlce< 


(Dre^lilejiL 
clar 
ireasur< 


Sccfciory 
rcf 


_cjaFey«Ci'aig 
6ons  ♦  JacRsoa 
eoruaccotdics 


5 


MADGE  BAKER 
MABEL  BENNETT 
JEROME  BOYLES 
FREDERICK  BRETTHAUER 
DAISY  CARTER 
CARMINA  COLABUONO 
EDRICK  CORDES 
GEORGIA  COX 
DEWEY  CRAIG 
ALICE  DIXON 
GLADYS  FOX 
GLADYS  GLASSON 
CHARLES  HEIN 
MARGARET  HIRTZEL 
KATIE  HODAPP 
ESTHER  HUMES 
DORIS  JACKSON 
HAROLD  JAMES 


THELMA  JONES 
LUCILE  KASTING 
LAWRENCE  KASTING 
LUCILE  KESSLER 
ALICE  KRUGE 
EMMA  KRUGE 
JUSTINE  LEAS 
KATHERINE  LOVE 
HARRY   MILLER 
DOROTHY  MONROE 
MILDRED  NICHTER 
WILLIAM  ROSS 
OTIS  SHANNON 
JENNIE   SHIELDS 
FRANCIS  STUNKEL 
WILLIAM  TOPIE 
FRANK   WELLER 


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Thf:  ♦  5  opfeomorcs 


THELMA  ALBERRING 
RALPH  AMICK 
ELSIE  AUFFENBERG 
LAFE   BANTA 
RAYMOND  BATSON 
BEULAH  BARNUM 
MEEDY  BLISH 
LORITA  BOLLINGER 
EDITH   BOWMAN 
LOUISE   BRADY 
ALBERT  BRETTHAUER 
LEROY  BRETTHAUER 
EDWARD  BUEHNER 
MAURICE  BYRNE 
HELEN   CLARK 
LYNN  CORDES 
RUTH  CRAIG 
HELEN   DANNETTELLE 
MARGUERITE  DARLING 
DURBIN  DAY 
EARL  DIECK 
EDNA    DOWNS 
RUBY  EARNEST 
MERRILL    ELLIOTT 
GLEASON    EWING 
EDWIN   FETTIG 
MONCLOVA  FIELDS 
MYLREA  FINDLEY 
LORA  FLEEHEARTY 
HENRY   FOSTER 
GARNET  GREEMAN 
HOWARD    GREEN 
MAUD  GREEN 
LILLIAN   GRIFFITTS 
ALLEN    GOENS 
STELLA    GOSSET 
MARIE  GUDGEL 
JANE  HAAS 


MARJORY  HAGAN 
FRIEDA  HALL 
MARGARET    HALL 
IRENE  HEIDEMAN 
GINCIE  HEITMAN 
CLYDE  HILL 
JAMES  HIMLER 
WALTER  HUBER 
HAZEL   HUMES 
FERN   HUNTER 
RUTH  HUNTER 
LAEL  HURBAUGH 
SIMEON  JONES 
GLENN   KEACH 
RUTH  KRAMER 
WARREN   LAFKIN 
GLADYS  LAWELL 
EDWARD  LEWIS 
LEO  LEWIS 
CLETUS  MACKEY 
LUELLA  MASCHER 
LEOTA  MAY 
HAROLD  MERCER 
RUTH   MILLER 
LOUIS    MEYER 
ROY  NEWBY 
OLGA   PEASE 
HELEN    PHILLIPS 
ESTHER  PRALL 
EDWIN  RUDDICK 
BERTHA  SCHMIDT 
CHARLES  SPURLING 
HAZEL  STANFIELD 
HILDA  STEINWEDEL 
EDITH    SUMMA 
OMEGA  WHEATON 
JOSEPHINE  WHITE 
ARTHUR  WILDE 


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Tlie*Ire:shmen 


BESSIE  ABELL 
WILLIAM    ABEL 
HAZEL  ACKERET 
FRED  ACKERMAN 
ELSIE  ADAMS 
AGNES  ANDREWS 
LUCY  BALLARD 
CHARLES  BANTA 
MARY  G.  BILLINGS 
CHARLES  BLUMER 
CARL   BRASKETT 
GAYNELL  BREITFIELD 
WILLARD  BURCKDALL 
FELIX  CADOU 
MAE  CARR 
ANNA  H.  CARTER 
MONTA   H.   CONNELLY 
NORMA  CORDES 
MARION  CRABB 
OPAL   CRAIG 
CHARLES   CRANE 
NEWTON  DAY 
PEARL  DAY 
WELDON   DAVIS 
IRENE  DEHLER 
MARGARET  DEHLER 
MARGARET  De  MATTEO 
GEORGE  DOANE 
FRANCIS    DOWNS 
WILLIAM    ECKSTEIN 
BERTHA  EWING 


SHIRLEY  FAULKCONER 
ALICE   FRICKE 
EVERETT  FOSTER 
EMMA  GALLAMORE 
FRANCES  GREEN 
BEATRICE  GRIMES 
ELLEN  GRUBER 
ELLSWORTH  HAGEL 
RUSSELL  HARRY 
MERRILL  HARSH 
LAWRENCE  HIGGINS 
MELVIN  HILL 
MARY  L.  HONAN 
MARGARET  HOPEWELL 
DOROTHY  HUBER 
GARRISON  HUMES 
DORA  JOHNSON 
CECIL  JONES 
RUBY  JUDD 
ROBERT    KEACH 
CLARA  KRUWEL 
ELLA  MAY  KRUWEL 
HARRY  LIEBRANDT 
HELEN    LEWIS 
OREN  LEWIS 
ELNORA  LOCKMAN 
MAURICE  MACKEY 
EDV/ARD  MASSMAN 
GLADYS  MAY 
LEOTA  McCANN 

LOIS  McDonald 


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oil}?  H^r^aljUtFtt   [Continued] 


ALICE   MONROE 
EDMUND  MONTGOMERY 
MAY    NICHOLS 
DORIS  NORBECK 
GLENN  NORBECK 
EARL  PARKER 
ARTHUR  PHILLIPS 
BERT    PHILLIPS 
D.  POPPENHOUSE 
GRACE  PRALL 
CAROL  PROBST 
OSCAR  QUADDE 
JOHN  H.  REIDER 
KATHRYN  REIDER 
ELIZABETH  REMY 
MIRIAM  RINNE 
CLIFFORD  ROBBINS 
MALCOLM   ROUTT 
EDNA  RUDDICK 
SARAH  RUDDICK 


KATHRYN  SCHAEFER 
LAWRENCE    SCHAEFER 
ANNA  SCHMIDT 
HOWARD    SCHULTZ 
EUGENE  SMITH 
LOWELL  SMITH 
DOROTHY  SPANAGEL 
TRAVIS   SPEAR 
LEO  SPRAY 
LORENE  STANFIELD 
RUTH   STANFIELD 
OLIVE  STANTS 
LAURA  TASKE\ 
MARGARET  THOMAS 
IRENE  TULLIS 
BERT  ULM 
EDWIN  VOGEL 
EMMA  WESNER 
HELEN   WOLTERS 
MACIE  WHITSON 


&e5himm.Boy5 
1917 


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BeshDHin'Oitb 
1917 


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'Turning  for  them  who  pass,  the  common  dust 
Of  servile  opportunity  to  gold." 


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(El^t  Agrtmltur?  i^partm^nt 

IN  THE  fall  of  1917  agriculture,  as  a  vocational  subject,  was  introduced 
in  the  Shields  High  School.    The  work  is  organized  under  the  direct  siip- 

ervision  of  the  state  and  of  Purdue  University.  Its  aim  is  to  give  special 
training  in  agriculture  and  it  is  designed  especially  to  meet  the  needs  of  boys 
interested  in  farming. 

The  course  is  in  charge  of  A.  E.  Murphy,  a  graduate  of  the  agriculture  de- 
partment of  Purdue  University,  and  a  practical  farmer  as  well  as  teacher.  He 
is  in  charge  of  the  work  the  entire  year.  The  course  includes  many  of  the 
following  subjects  of  study:  soil  study,  agriculture  botany,  animal  husbandry, 
poultry  raising,  live  stock  feeding,  seed  selection,  fertilizers,  care  of  fruit  trees, 
gardening,  nursery  work,  farm  accounting,  farm  mechanics,  dairying,  etc. 
The  students  in  this  course  give  each  afternoon  session  of  the  tenn  to  agri- 
culture and  allied  subjects.  The  forenoon  sessions  are  given  to  other  studies 
selected  from  the  regular  high  school  course.  Students  doing  full  work  in 
agriculture  receive  two  regular  high  school  credits  each  semester,  and  one  for 
summer  work. 

Any  person  who  has  completed  the  eighth  grade  may  enter  the  course. 
Young  people  may  enter  without  taking  any  other  work  in  high  school,  if  so 
desired. 

The  course  is  as  practical  as  it  can  be  made,  and  it  is  the  hope  of  the  de- 
partment to  secure  and  keep  in  Shields  School  as  many  farm  boys  as  possible. 

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Qlnangukr  i^bd? 


THIS  YEAR  a  comparatively  new  phase  of  work  along  oratorical  lines 
has  been  developed  in  the  high  school.  Heretofore  work  of  this  type 
has  been  confined  chiefly  to  class  debates  and  school  contests.  Upon 
the  request  of  Washington  high  school,  which  has  had  quite  a  bit  of  such 
work,  it  was  decided  to  enter  a  triangular  debate  with  that  city  and  Bedford. 
The  decision  was  supported  by  universal  enthusiasm  on  the  part  of  Seymour 
and  while  she  did  not  vvin  in  the  debate,  she  is  optimistic  in  regard  to  her 
future  chances.  The  subject  discussed  was:  "Resolved  that  Congress  was 
justified  in  passing  the  Literacy  Test  over  the  President's  veto."  Seymour's 
negative  team  was  sent  to  Washington,  JMarch  .30,  while  Bedford's  negative 
met  Seymour's  affirmative  at  Seymour. 


FOR  SEVERAL  years  Indiana  has  been  trying 
to  stimulate  and  strengthen  oratory  in  the 
high  schools.  To  arouse  enthusiasm  among  the 
students,  the  schools  meet  each  other  in  ora- 
torical contests.  The  local  meets  determine  the 
school's  representative  to  the  county  meet.  From 
that  the  winner  is  sent  to  the  contest  held  in  his 
congressional  district.  The  district  winner  is  sent  to 
the  state  meet  at  Bloomington.  The  subject  is  al 
ways  one  of  civic  impoi'tance  pertaining  to  the 
present  needs.  The  high  schools  of  the  state  chose 
for  their  subject  this  year  the  question  of  "Com- 
pulsory Military  Training."  The  Jackson  County 
preliminary  was  held  at  Seymour  early  in  April. 
Veva  Paul  was  selected  to  represent  the  county  at  Versailles,  April  6.  Other 
counties  represented  were  Switzerland,  Bartholomew,  Dearborn,  Jeft'ei-son  and 
Johnson. 


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S>.  E  Jl.  %  ».  A. 


THE  SOUTH  Eastern  Indiana  High  School  Association  draws  its  mem- 
bership from  Franklin,  North  Vernon,  Seymour,  Madison,  Aurora  and 
La^\Tenceburg.  For  several  years  the  Association  has  held  contests  in 
Orator3'  and  Beading.  Each  school  in  the  Association  holds  its  preliminarj' 
and  selects  representatives  for  both  the  Oratory  and  Reading.  The  same  per- 
son may  enter  both  contests.  The  contestant  is  free  to  choose  his  own  subject 
matter,  the  only  requirement  being  that  his  oration  be  original.  This  year  the 
contest  was  held  at  North  Vernon  April  20th.  The  six  schools  in  the  Associa- 
tion were  represented  by  two  contestants  each. 


The  Shields  High  School  was  ably  represented 
by  Fae  Patrick.  The  subject  of  his  oration  was 
"Prophecies  of  War." 


Robert  Keach  won  second  place  for  Seymour  in 
the  reading  contest.  His  selection  was  "George 
Says  Boys  Don't  Have  Such  a  Snap  After  All." 


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ANOTHER  OF  our  splendid  organizations  is  the  High  School  Orchestra 
now  consisting  of  seventeen  members  organized  in  the  spring  of  1914 
under  the  efficient  leadership  of  Miss  Gasaway.     It  has  grown  steadily 
and  has  been  genuinely  appreciated. 

The  orchestra  has  been  most  generous  and  has  added  greatly  to  the  suc- 
cess of  all  the  High.  School  home-talent  affairs.  It  has  given  many  special  pro- 
grams in  chapel  period.  The  work  has  proven  a  double  success  in  that  it  i^ 
a  benefit  to  the  members  themselves  and  because  it  has  come  to  mean  so  much 
to  the  life  of  the  school  as  a  whole. 

The  members  are : 


-WILLA  TECKEMEYER 
CARL  SUMNER 
LILLIAN   GRIFFITTS 
ELLSWORTH    HAGEL 
WARREN  LAFKIN 
HELEN    DANNETTELLE 
LOWELL  SMITH 


Comets— FAE  PATRICK 
RALPH   AMICK 
VIRGIL  SNOW 
Clarinet— CHARLES  HEIN 
Trombone— HORACE  SEELINGER 
Saxophone— OSCAR  SHEPARD 
Piano— LUCILE  KESSLER 


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alljf  (Bin  (fllub 


AND  NOW  we  come  to  the  school  warblers,  "Tlie  Glee  Club,"  which  has 
gro-(\Ti  to  be  an  essential  both  in  the  practical  and  social  life  of  the 
school.  It  was  thought  advisable  to  unite  the  girls  and  boys  Glee 
Clubs  this  year  and  much  effective  work  has  since  been  accomplished. 

Several  splendid  programs  showing  a  wide  range  both  of  classical  and 
popular  miisie  have  been  given  and  were  enthusiastically  received  by  the 
student  body.  The  "Glee  Club"  has  in  a  way  dominated  the  general  choruses 
of  the  school  and  their  effective  leading  has  added  much  to  the  spirit. 

The  final  achievement  of  the  Glee  Club  came  in  the  presentation  of  two 
operettas  in  which  the  leading  roles  were  taken  by  Glee  Club  members.  Too, 
they  helped  very  materially  in  the  success  of  the  choruses.  The  necessity  of 
repeating  the  perfonnance  is  ample  proof  of  their  worth. 

A  quartette  composed  of  some  of  the  best  male  voices  are  planning  to 
present  a  ragtime  program  at  several  of  the  commencement  festivities.  The 
Senior  boys  will  furnish  the  music  for  Baccalaureate  and  the  entire  Glee  Club 
is  preparing  a  splendid  program  for  Commencement  night. 


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Alunm  6t  Alurmioe 


President       ....  HARRY    G.    McDONALD 

vjce-president  Mrs.    Ida   M.   Kasper 

Secretary        ....  MiSS    Myra    LaupuS 

Treasurer        ....  LYNN    L.    BOLLINGER 


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allj^  Alumnt  Aaanrtation 


NOT  FROM  the  time  it  was  first  organized  until  January  of  1916  did  the 
Alumni  Association  of  Shields  High  School  have  an  organization. 
This  sounds  paradoxical,  but  is  a  fact.  As  far  back  as  the  writer 
can  remember — and  alumni  historians  of  other  days  say  it  was  ever  thus — 
there  had,  of  course,  always  been  a  president,  a  secretary  and  a  treasurer. 
They  were  elected  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  society  by  popular  vote. 

Through  it  all  there  was  a  woeful  lack  of  organization,  of  a  definite  pro- 
gram, of  something  tangible  to  work  for.  Too  often  the  mistake  was  made  of 
electing  as  president  a  member  of  the  graduating  class,  only  to  have  him  leave 
for  college  the  nest  fall.  Thus  the  benefit  of  even  a  temporary  organization 
was  lost,  and  the  society  drifted  along  like  a  ship  without  a  rudder. 

This  has  all  changed,  however,  and  the  Alumni  Association  is  today  an  in- 
corporated society,  with  a  permanent  organization,  an  excellent  constitution, 
and  a  splendid  corps  of  officers.  And  what  is  more  important  than  this,  it 
has  a  definite  aim  in  view — the  upbuilding  of  an  organization  that  shall  have 
for  its  work  the  development  of  a  greater  co-operation  between  the  com- 
munity and  the  school. 

As  its  first  step  in  this  program  the  society  has  accepted  the  custody  and 
management  of  a  scholarship  loan  fund  that  has  been  established  to  aid  girl 
graduates  of  the  school  in  obtaining  a  college  education.  It  is  hoped  that 
this  fund  may  be  increased  until  it  will  be  of  great  service  to  many  of  our 
new  members.  The  idea  of  the  scholarship  fund  for  girls  originated  with  the 
Friday  Magazine  Club,  which  organization  made  the  original  contribution  to 
the  fund,  and  was  conceived  shortly  after  the  announcement  of  the  Thomp- 
son Memorial  Scholarship  at  Yale  for  young  men  graduates  of  the  school. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  present  officers  to  combine  the  social  features 
of  the  society's  activities  with  the  more  serious  work  it  has  undertaken,  be- 
lieving that  both  will  profit  thereby.  There  is  a  place — in  fact  there  is  a 
necessity,  for  both  if  the  organization  is  to  fill  its  proper  place  in  our  com- 
munity life 

So  to  this  work  the  officers  extend  a  call  to  every  member,  from  the  oldest 
graduate  to  the  members  of  the  class  of  1917.  With  the  loyalty  and  co-oper- 
ation of  everyone,  which  they  have  a  right  to  expect,  they  will  exert  every 
effort  to  make  the  influence  of  the  association  felt  in  eveiy  worthy  endeavor 
in  the  city. 

Reonember,  this  is  YOT'R  Alumni  Society.  It  needs  YOUR  sympathy 
and  active  co-operation  if  it  is  to  become  what  you  would  like  to  have  it. 


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The  following  is  a  communication  written  at  our  request,  by  Mr.  John  L.  Patrick  the 
edUor.n-cnef  of  the  first  Patriot.  We  take  this  opportunity  of  expressing  our  grati- 
tilde  for  Ins  fehcttous  message.—TaE  Editor.  ■>     j       i-  y       >    yr 

AT  THE  opening  of  the  fall  term,  in  1898,  the  idea  of  a  paper  to  be 
called  the  High  School  Patriot  originated  in  the  keen  and  kindly  mind 
of  Professor  Henry  C.  Montgomery.  He  presented  the  idea  to  the  as- 
sembled classes  and  instructors,  setting  forth  the  aims,  ideals  and  limitations 
of  such  a  paper.  I  M^as  appointed  editor,  possibly  because  of  some  local  re- 
porting done  by  me  for  one  of  the  Seymour  dailies,  Miss  Anna  Hancock 
Assistant  Principal  was  made  supervising  editor.  The  name  was  probably  in- 
spired by  the  stirring  days  in  which  we  were  living,  as  it  was  in  April  of  the 
year  that  marked  the  beginning  of  the  Spanish-American  war. 

During  the  first  year  there  were  three  printed  numbers,  one  at  Thanks 
givmg,  Washington's  Birthday,  and  Commencement.  There  were  also  writ- 
ten copies  each  week,  read  at  Friday  afternoon  exercises,  which  were  in  voaue 
those  days.  The  printed  numbers  were  financed  through  the  generositv^  of 
the  local  merchants  in  advertising.  While  the  Patriot  was  largelv  the  work  of 
the  Senior  class,  it  was  representative  of  the  entire  high  school,  and  was  in 
no  sense  a  class  annual.    So  much  for  its  eariy  history. 

In  those  days,  I  believe  the  Patriot  enhanced  a 'feeling  of  patriotism  to 
our  school,  to  all  constituted  authority,  and  to  our  nation.  While  I  am  sur- 
prised at  tliis  opportunity  of  once  more  contributing  a  message  through  its 
columns,  to  the  school,  the  Seniors  and  the  Alumni,  I  am  also  greatly  pleased 
and  feel  at  no  loss  as  to  what  should  be  the  tenor  of  my  message,  though  some- 
what m  doubt  as  to  the  words  with  which  to  clothe  mv  thought  "  It  is  a 
prayer  for  the  reviving  and  multiplying  many  fold  of  those  old  thrills  of  pat- 
riotism in  all  of  us  and  a  desire  that  the  Patriot  may  in  some  way  serve  as  an 
aid  toward  this  end.  We  are  living  in  a  much  more  wonderful  time  todav 
than  m  1898.  The  autocracies  of  the  worid  are  becoming  democracies  the 
privileges  and  duties  of  the  classes,  viewed  woridwide,  seem  to  me  to  be  mul- 
tiplied as  the  grasp  of  greed  and  privilege  are  curtailed.  Can  we  not  formu- 
late a  campai,gn  plan  to  take  advantage  of  them?  The  simplest  method  that 
occurs  to  me  is  a  change  of  wording  of  that  terse  strategic  plan  of  Grant's 
which  was  "POUND,  POUND,  POUND,"  and  for  each  of  us,  in  so  far  as  pos^ 
sible,  increase  our  ability  to  constructively,  WOEK,  WORK,  WORK,  out  the 
problems  that  confront  us,  to  our  satisfaction,  to  the  service  of  our 'country 
and  the  glory  of  God. 

As  an  afterthought,  only  to  the  extent  that  we  have  the  abilitv  to  WORK, 
WORK,  WORK,  out  our  successes  will  we  be  able  to  receive  and  enjoy  them. 

J.  L.  P.,  '99. 

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®1|?  iian  iFrom  iJ^amt 

BOOTH  TARKINGTON 

Given  by  the  Alumni  Association  of  Shields  High  School,  Dec.  12,  '16 

at  the 

MAJESTIC  THEATRE 

CAST  OF  CARACTERS: 

Daniel  Voorhecs  Pike Cash   McOsker 

The  Grand  Duke  Vasili  Vasilivitcli Walter  Voss 

The  Earl  of  Hawcastle Carl  R.  Switzer 

The  Hon.  Almeric  St.  Aiibyn Kincsley  Brinklow 

Iranoff Harry   H.   McDonald 

Horace   Granger-Simpson Linden   Hodapp 

Ribiere Maurice    Jennings 

Mariano Coulter    Montgomery 

Michele Inez    Paul 

(  George  Laupus 
Corabuuerc : j  ^ouis  Cordes 

Ethel    Granger-Simpson Lillian    Osterman 

Comptesse  DeChampigny Mrs.  John  Rapp 

Lady  Creech Mrs.    R.   O.    Mayes 


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Actes  Leaf 


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®l|f  f  ^ar  M  iramattrfi 


LEE   MILLER 


AMONG  THE  new  features  of  the  school  work  that  have  been  organ- 
ized during-  the  past  year  is  the  dramatic  work  conducted  in  the  Junior 
and  Senior  English  classes  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Arthur  J.  Beri- 
ault,  of  Indianapolis.  In  order  to  give  the  classes  practical  experience  four 
short  plays  were  undertaken. 

These  included  "The  County  Chaimnan,"  "Heart's  Haven,"  "Doe  Home" 
and  "Scenes  from  Riley,"  all  of  which  were  taken  from  Indiana  authors,  and 
which  reflected  the  general  spirit  of  the  Indiana  Centennial. 

In  addition  to  this  special  course,  the  usual  entertainments  were  also 
given.  Two  enjoyable  productions,  "The  Lady  from  Philadelphia,"  and 
"Mrs.  Jarley's  Wax  Works,"  were  given  at  the  annual  Christmas  bazaar,  and 
they  were  a  large  factor  in  the  success  of  the  fair. 

The  final  climax  of  the  season  was  the  Senior  class  play.  "The  Fortune 
Hunter,"  with  Kenneth  MeCurdy  and  Helen  Barnes  taking  the  leading  roles, 
won  over  its  audience  by  its  skillful  acting,  sharp  humor,  and  the  cjuick 
action  of  the  plot.    It  was  pronounced  one  of  the  best  ever  given  by  the  school. 


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By  WiNCHELL  Smith 

Presented  by  Senior  class,  May  28,  1917,  at  the 

MAJESTIC  THEATRE 


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SIlj?  Jcrtutt?  i^mtn 


CAST  OF  CHARACTERS  VILLAGE  CHARACTERS 

Kenneth  McCubdy The  fortune  hunter  Elmeb  Bollingeb  The  druggist 

Fae  Patrick A  rising  young  financier  Malcolm  Rittenhouse The  banlser 

WiLLARD  Becker A  promoter  Horace  Seelinger The  Uveryman's  son 

Hal  Branaman I  .Two  Wall  Street  Paul  Becker ^.  The  sheriff 


Lee  Miller. 1  young  men  John  Connelly Thet 

Clyde  Fitzgibbon      A  millionaire's  son  Kenneth  Greeman  The  tailor 

Virgil  Snow Kellogg's  servant  Edwin  Sohleter  The  oldlnhabitant 

Jess  Hoover A  newsboy  Helen  Barnes  The  druggist's  daughter 

Margaret  McCobd. The  banker's  daughter 

Madge  Linke The  friend  of  Josie 

CLARA  J.  DENTON  W.  RHYS  HERBERT 

CHARACTERS 

The  Gardener Robert  Keaeh 

His  daughter Dorothy  Spanagel 

The  child Virginia  Hoadley 

The   Brownies,   the   Sunbeams,  the   Daisies,   the   Pansies,   the 
Roses,  the  Sweet  Peas. 

FRANK  BOOTH 

CHARACTERS 

Colonel  Fig,  Inspector  of  Schools Oscar  Shepard 

Valet  to  Inspector    Fae  Patrick 

Miss  Pointer,  School  Teacher Mary  Louise  Honan 

Mr.  Fetcham,  School  Attendance  Officer Oscar  Shepard 

Johnny  Stout Paul  Becker 

Dunces  and  Scholars. 

Pianist — Lucile  Kessler. 

Violinist — Lillian  Griffitts. 

Music — High  School  Orchestra 


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Alblrnr.s 


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Basket'BolL 

Track 

5'Ciiib 


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THE  BASKET  BALL  team  started  practice  last  fall  working  under  sev- 
veral  difficulties.     There  were  only  two  players  left  from  last  year  on 
the  entire  varsity  squad.     The  new  material  was  composed  of  "^players 
who  were  comparatively  small  and  inexperienced.     Yet  the  team  as  a  whole 
was  a  fighting  one,  and  certainly,  no  team  ever  represented  the  school  that 
knew  more  inside  basket  ball  and  more  tricks  of  the  game. 

Tie  basket  ball  team  got  off  to  a  good  start  winning  six  of  the  eight 
games  scheduled  before  Christmas.  Immediately  after  tlie  vacation  the  team 
faced  the  hardest  schedule  ever  undertaken  by  Seymour  High  School.  Yet 
the  number  of  games  won  and  lost  was  about  even.  The  failure  of  the  team 
to  make  an  excellent  record  was  caused  by  lagging  interest,  and  considerable 
difficulty  was  experienced  in  keeping  the  players  in  physical  condition  and 
in  trim  to  play  their  best  game. 

Franklin  was  the  only  team  to  win  two  games  from  the  home  team.  An 
even  break  was  made  with  North  Vernon,  Scottsburg,  and  Bedford.  Two 
games  were  won  from  Milan  and  Columbus.  The  complete  record  of  the 
season  shows  eleven  games  Avon  and  eight  lost.  Total  points  scored  by  S.  H.  S. 
592;  Opponents— 446. 

§rljf  bub  of  ^aotPH 


Seymour 21 

Seymour 35 

Seymour 15 

Seymour 25 

Seymour 53 

Seymour 59 

SejTnour 16 

Seymour 36 

Seymour 16 

Seymour 32 

Seymour 29 

Seymour 30 

Seymour 25 

Seymour 36 

Sej^mour 21 

Seymour 69 

Seymour 17 

Seymour 41 

Seymour 16 


Milan    16 

Scottsburg     ...  24 

Bedford    23 

Columbus     23 

North   Vernon.  14 

Madison    17 

Bloomington    . .  28 

Crothersville    . .  12 

Franklin    25 

Bedford    20 

Hopewell    32 

Columbus    22 

Franklin     28 

Milan    13 

North    Vernon.  23 

Vallonia    14 

Scottsburg    ....  63 

Moorefield    ....  15 

Vevay    34 


Seymour 592  Opponents 


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Slly^  "^"  Oriub 


WITH  THE  idea  of  creating;  more  interest  in  athletics  and  also  to  give 
the  opportunity  to  everj'one  to  obtain  exercise  and  recreation  th< 
"S"Club  iras  formed.  The  formation  of  such  athletic  clubs,  whiel 
places  the  requirements  for  membership  upon  the  ability  of  anj'one  to  pass  cer 
tain  tests  of  phj-sical  skill  and  endurance,  is  also  an  outgrowth  of  the  convic 
tion  of  man.y  that  all  around  physical  development  is  better  than  highly 
specialized  athletics.  The  requirements  aim  to  require  some  work  to  attain 
them.  They  are  not  rigid,  but  just  out  of  reach  of  the  novice.  They  aim  to 
develop  all  sets  of  muscles  of  the  body,  for  there  is  the  dash  and  the  long 
run  ;  the  broad  jump  and  the  high  jiunp ;  the  shot  and  throwing  baseball. 

While  only  a  few  are  able  to  participate  in  varsity  athletics,  the  Club  is 
open  to  everj^one,  and  all  are  encouraged  to  try  what  they  can  do.  In  this 
way,  a  boy  may  discover  some  special  ability  he  did  not  suspect  he  possessed. 
If  anyone  is  unable  to  qualify  for  Senior  standing,  he  can  make  Junior.  The 
schedule  of  events  and  requirements  are : 


Requirements 


Events 

1(10  yard  dash 

220  yard  low  hurdles 

Running  high  jump 

Running  broad  jump 

Pole  vault 

1  mile  run 

Seven  mile  walk 

Swimming 

Thro^ving  base  baU 

*12-lb.  shot  put 


Senior 

12  2-5  seconds 
33  seconds 
4  feet,  6  inches 
16  feet 

7  feet,  9  inches 
6  minutes 
1  hour,  45  minutes 
50  yards 
220  feet 
30  feet 


Junior 

13  seconds 
35  seconds 

4  feet,  2  inches 

14  feet 
7  feet 

6  minutes,  30  seconds 
2  hours,  10  minutes 
40  yards 
190  feet 
25  feet 


*This  is  requirement  for  a  boy  of  145  pounds  or  over,  and  is  scaled  down 
in  the  following  proportion : 

145  lbs.:  boy's  weight   ::  30  ft.:  his  requirement. 

For  Junior  standing,  substitute  25  ft.  in  above  proportion. 


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BASKET  BALL  SQUAD 

TOP  ROW  — Harold  James,   Edrick   Cordes,   Frederick   Brettliaiier,   Mansil 

Hughes,  Charles  Craue,  Frank  TVeller. 
BOTTOil  ROW — Horace  Seeiinger,   Tirgil  Snow,  William  Eckstein,  Kenneth 
McCurdj',  Oscar  Shepard,  Jerome  Boyles,  John  Connelly. 


The  mosrt  experi- 
enced and  largest 
player  on  the  team 
"Kenny"  is  a  fight- 
er. His  playing 
shows   the   result   of 


three  years  experi- 
ence. He  is  best  in 
getting  the  tip  off  at 
center  and  placing 
the  floor. 


Capt.  McCurdy 


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Oscar  Shepard — "Shep." 

"Shep"  is  a  consistent  player  at 
Guard.  "Without  any  previous  ex- 
perience he  has  learned  a  lot  of 
basket  ball  and  has  given  some 
good  exhibitions  of  breaking  up 
opposing  plays. 


Horace  Seelinger — "Ike  Spivins." 

"Ike"  filled  the  position  of  floor 
guard.  His  biggest  assets  as  a 
basket  ball  player  were  his  energy 
name,  and  fighting  spirit.  Al- 
though small,  he  played  his  posi- 
tion well  and  always  managed  to 
score  several  goals. 


Jerome  Boyles — "Hap." 

"Hap"  played  his  second  year 
on  the  varsity.  He  was  always 
cool  and  level-headed.  Past  and  a 
good  basket  thrower,  he  always 
succeeded  in  scoring  several  points 
in  his  position  at  forward.  ' '  Hap ' ' 
is  next  year's  captain. 


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John  Connelly — "Johnnie." 

"Johnnie"  was  our  sub-for- 
ward. His  lig-htness  and  small - 
uess  prevented  him  from  securing 
a  regular  position.  No  player  on 
the  team  was  a  harder  worker.  He 
was  very  fast  and  a  fair  goal 
shooter. 


Virgil  Snow — "Virg." 

This  was  "Virg's"  first  year  as 
a  varsity  player.  He  filled  the  po- 
sition of  forward  in  a  creditable 
manner.  "Virg"  was  the  most 
consistent  and  cleanest  player  on 
the  team. 


William    Eckstein — "Phoenix." 

"Phoenix"  held  down  the  hard 
position  of  guarding  the  oppon- 
ents' goal.  This  was  his  first  year 
on  the  team  and  he  should  develop 
into  a  star  before  he  finishes  his 
high  school  career.  "Ex"  would 
never  let  an  opposing  player  get 
rough   with  him. 


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Mansil  H. — "Genevieve,  you  are  the  breath  of  my  life." 
Genevieve — "Then  hold  your  breath." 

Mr.  Murphy — "Tipton,  can  you  get  some  land  for  a  garden? 

Tipton — "Yes,  but  there's  a  boy  out  there  who  bothers  me  all  the  time." 

Joe  Andrews — ' '  The  book  says  to  spray  all  pests. ' ' 

WHEN— THEN 

M.  R.,    '17 

When  the  lion  eats  grass  like  an  ox. 
When  the  fishworm  swallows  the  whale, 
AVhen  the  robins  knit  woolen  sox. 
And  the  hare  is  outrun  by  the  snail; 

When  Thomas  cats  swim  through  the  air. 
And  elephants  roost  on  trees; 
When  insects  in  simimer  are  rare. 
And  snuff  never  makes  people  sneeze; 

When  fish  creep  over  dry  land, 
And  mules  on  bicycles  ride ; 
When  foxes  lay  eggs  in  the  sand. 
And  women  in  dress  take  no  pride; 

When  ideas  grow  in  a  baboon's  head. 
And  treason  no  longer  is  crime ; 
Then  will  the  '17  class  be  dead, 
And  the  country  not  worth  a  dime. 

Miss  Remy  (in  English) — Merrill,  what  is  your  comment  on  "Cranford?" 
Merrill — I  have   nothing  to  say,  only  I'm  amused  the  way  the  ladies  do. 

Sljt  JP^Batng  ^l\ava  of  191 B 

ACrr  I  SCENE  I 

September  18 — The  curtain  rises. 

September  19 — A.  Everessence  Murphy  is  discovered.  Faculty  receives  strong 
support. 

September  20 — A.  E.  Murphy  and  W.  G.  Hendershot  eye  each  other. 

September  25 — Juniors  painfully  organize.  Heated  discussion  on  virtue  of 
dogwood  as  class  tree. 

September  28 — John  H.  Reider  is  requested  to  discontinue  his  last  period  va- 
cations. John  remarks  this  country  is  free.  " 'Nuff  sed,"  Miss  Andrews 
thinks. 

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Lost :     The  key  to  my  heart — Mary  Louise  H. 
Found — On  my  key  ring. — Felix  C. 

Lee  Miller  (in  Vergil  class) — "Why  no,  the  word  "got"  isn't  in  good  use.    I 
don't  use  it.    Nobody  else  does. 

Mr.   Phillips    (in   General   Science   class) — Upon   the   application   of   heat, 
what  happens  to  tlie  metal  rod? 

Agnes  Andrews  (waving  her  hand  as  if  she  knew) — It  will  get  hot. 


THE  PRIDEO^THE  TEAM 


Uncle  Sam  doesn't  want  Mr.  Phillips  for  a  soldier,  as  they  would  have  to 
dig  the  trenches  so  deep. 

Felix  Cadou's  new  long  trousers  remind  one  of  a  Persian  rug. 
Miss  Remy — Alice,  what  reason  does  Ruskin  give  for  beginning  a  girl's 
education  earlier  than  a  boy's? 

Alice  B. — Well,  she  grows  faster.     (Long  pause)  Ju&t  like  a  flower., 

©lie  ^aaaing  ^I|Oto  of  191 H 

ACT  I  SCENE  II 

October  10 — Junior  party.    Frederick  Bretthauer  finds  No.  11 's  not  conducive 

to  dancing. 
October  16 — Mr.  Phillips  fittingly  christens  Percy  Wells  "Pythagoras." 
October  30 — Strangely  appareled  figures  flit  along  the  Roekford  road.     'Tis 
no  Shakespearean  masque.     Merely  the  Seniors  hastening  to  their  Hal- 
lowe'en party. 
November  12 — Junior  class  pins  arrive.    Wherefore  is  that  wan  wstful  half- 
hearted Senior  expression?  , 


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FRESHIE'S   DREAM 

POOR  VEVA  !  !  ! 


Veva  got  the  small-pox,  one  bright  and  sunny  day, 
And  from  her  home  the  doctors  kept  all  visitors  away. 
Blame  it  all  on  Veva  ! 

The  teachers  called  a  meeting  soon,  with  mien  sedate  and  grave. 
The  generoiis  souls  determined  us  from  small-pox  they  would  save. 
Blame  it  all  ou  Veva ! 

At  assembly  short  and  happy,  we  were  blithesome,  glad,  and  gay, 
Then  there  came  that  hated  order,  "This  is  vaccination  day." 
Blame  it  all  on  Veva  ! 

Blame  it  all — confound  the  luck,  that  vaccination  talk. 
And  worst  of  all — infernal  luck,  that  vaccination  walk. 
Blame  it  all  on  Veva ! 


Siff  JpasHtng  ^I^oui  of  191 B 

ACT  I 
December  25 — Santa  Claus  enters.     !     !     ! 


SCENE  III 


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IKE  SPIVINS 

"Hey,  guy,  what-u-got  on  that  Physics  test,  find  out,  huh?" — "I  got 
some  register,  a  doll  of  a  goose  egg,  but  I  should  worry." — "Listen,  if  I  get 
a  'D'  on  my  pasteboard  the  old  man  will  make  a  razor-strop  register  on  me." 
— "Well,  such  is  life  in  small  burgs,  but  you're  not  in  bad  as  much  as  me 
anyway." — "I  got  caught  traveling  last  period  and  stood  on  the  green  car- 
pet three  hours.  The  chief  picked  my  ticker  right,  and  then  said  if  I  did 
it  again,  it  was  good-bye.  O  cruel  world,  have  a  heart!" — "Say  guy,  goin' 
out  for  basket-ball,  that's  good  dope,  get  beat  up  every  other  night  on  the 
scrubs.  Why  some  of  them  ginks  are  carried  out  on  blotters,  and  others  have 
battle-scarred  visages,  such  as  blackened  lamps,  broken  bugles,  and  twisted 
gozzles,  on  that  I  murmur  'never  more!'  " — "I'm  nix  on  the  rough  stuff  also. 
See  what  a  dainty  complexion  I've  got." — "Oh  say!  Have  you  got  a  date 
for  tonight  after  the  .show?" — "No,  I'm  stagging  it  for  a  while.  All  the 
"Frauleins"  love  me  though!" — "Yes,  I  know  that,  and  also  you  fall  like  a 
stewed  owl  for  all  the  new  girls  beautifully  though. — Why  gink,  you  ain't 
got  nothing  on  me  as  a  ladies'  man.  I  let  them  fall  for  me,  take  em  out  to  the 
show  and  set  'em  up,  and  then  I  say  'Good  Bye !  I  don't  know  you  any  more.'" 
— -"Yes,  you  always  were  good  at  pulling  that  'Little  Village  Stuff.'" — "Well, 
it's  about  foddering  time.  I  guess  I'll  beat  it  to  the  beaneiy  for  my  hay.  So 
long,  guy,  see  you  at  the  show." 

Miss  Quinn  (in  Vergil) — "Now  who  was  ]\Iinos?" 

Hulda  0. — "The  guard  at  the  entrance  to  Hades,  wasn't  he?" 

Miss  Quinn — "Y'es,  we'll  meet  him  there  later." 

Mr.  Phillips  (in  chemistry) — "Hurry  up  and  tell  all  you  know  about 
it,  Kenneth,  it  won't  take  you  long." 

Eift  JPaaaittg  ^ifoxa  of  1917 

ACT  II  SCENE  I 

January  26 — Deep  devious  mystery — one  extra  day  of  freedom  granted  us. 

Bill  Eckstein  acquires  an  extra  wrinkle  as  to  the  why  and  wherefore. 
January  28 — ^Ah,  the  question  solved !     They  let  us  out  of  school  Friday  so 
they  eoxdd  inform  us  whether  we  were  to  take  other  subjects  or  to  take 
the  same  ones  over  again. 
February  14 — Commemorating  the  anniversary  of  Hon.  St.  Valentine,  and  inci- 
dentally the  birth  of  a  few  new  'cases.' 


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I^gmn  at  If  at? 


HELEN  BARNES 

I  HATE  eases, 

THEY  GET  on  my  nerves— 

FIKST  THERE  are  the  ones  of  long  standing, 

BEGUN  IN  the  sixth  grade, 

AjX'D  continued  to  the  Senior  year,  drab  uninterested  cases, 

THEY  TAKE  each  other  for  granted,  and  would  as  soon  tliink  of  murder, 

AS  OF  spending  a  Sunday  or  Friday  night 

AWAY  FROM  the  fellow-suft'erer. 

THEY  SIT  for  hours  in  the  porch  swing,  yawn  most  ostentatiously,  and 

EACH  ONE  is  thinliing  how  soon  ten  o'clock  will  arrive 

BUT  NEITHER  would  give  up  the  other— for  worlds. 

THEN  THERE  are  the  basket  ball  cases. 

WITH  HUM  a  stalwart  yoimg  center  or  so. 

AND  SHE  a  clinging  little  creature 

WHO  COPIES  every  Friday  night  to  see  her  hero  perform, 

AND  SHRIEKS  loud  and  long  when  he  makes  a  basket, 

OR  W^HATEVER  it  is  centers  do. 

THIS  CASE  usually  ends  long  about 

TOURNEY  TlilE,  when  the  team  is  defeated, 

AND  A  better  man  than  he  is  appears  on  the  scejie 

PROM  SOilE  nearby  luimlet  or  town. 

WORST  OF  all  are  the  one-sided  affairs, 

WHEN  ONE  of  the  victims  falls  hard,  receiving  little  or  no  response 

FROM  THE  other  side  of  the  case. 

THEY  WRITE  long  and  langTiishing  notes, 

"MY  DEAREST,  try  to  like  me  just  a  wee  bit." 

AND  THEN,  v.-hen  the  cold  heart 

RELENTS,  THE  infatuated  one  finds  that  lie  or  she  has  ceased  to  care 

WHETHER  IT  relents  or  not,  and  are  oft'  on  a  search 

FOR  OTHER  cold  hearts  to  conquer. 

I  HATE  "cases. 

THEY  GET  on  my  nerves. 


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Miss   Andrews    (dismissing   assembly   room) — "The    inner    rows   remain, 
while  the  outer  rows  pass  away." 

A  Senior's  idea  of  a  "Master  of  Art" — A  Freshman,  who,  when  caught 
skipping,  gives  the  excuse,  "I  didn't  know  any  better." 

Miss  Eemy — "Why  is  rain  the  purest  form  of  water?" 
Opal  Craig — "Because  it  comes  from  heaven." 

Edwin  Schleter  (balancinc; 
himself  on  a  chair  in  Physics 
lab.) — "Mr.  Phillips,  have  you 
seen  my  wonderful  feat?" 

Mr.  Phillips — "Yes,  I  see 
them  every  time  you  come  to 
class." 

Miss  Laupus  (in  History) 
— "What  has  been  the  military 
condition  of  the  United  States 
up  to  the  present  time,  Jer- 
ome?" 

Jerome  B.  (who  hasn't  re- 
cited for  three  months — "Not 
prepared.  Miss  Laupus." 

Miss  Laupus  — ' '  Correct, 
Jerome. 

Lee  Miller    (reciting  America) — -"IMy   voice  with   rapture  thrills." 
Paul  Becker — "Oh,  Lee,  Miss  Gasawaj'  could  use  you  in  the  operetta." 


OETAO  AND  OONY  KNOW  IT 
CLASSIFIED  BY  WH 


®llf  J^asBtng  Bifom  of  191  r 


ACT  II 


SCENE  II 


February  15 — Juniors  present  "Doc  Home"  under  the  auspices  of  one  "Pud" 

Wilde. 


Febi-uaiy  20,  A.  M. — A  certain  waggish  character  absorbs  ]\Ir.  Phillip's  finely 
drawn  impression  of   him 

February  20,  P.  M. — "Said  character  repairs  to  Columbus  High  School. 

March  10 — Basket  Ball  Tourney.  Arthur  Elizabeth  Murphy  can't  make  him- 
self behave  away  from  home. 


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iEtt  Paaaant 


ilr.  Ackerman — "Disorganizing  gray  matter  or  a  cold  on  the  liver  goes 
liard  with  a  fellow." 

Miss  James — "My  artistic  temperament  turns  to  the  occasional  drawing 
of  checks." 

Miss  Quinn — "Caesar  and  I  conld  have  conquered  the  world." 

Miss  Laupus — "I  like  the  basket  ball  boys  as  a  rule,  but  I'd  rather  try 
teaching  a  heathen  than  a  good  player." 

Miss  Gasaway — "I  should  worr.y   'cause  agriculture  and  music  would 'nt 
harmonize." 

Miss  Martindale — "I  just  adore  a  silent  man,  but  if  he  knew  it,  he'd  run 
circles  around  himself  to  get  home." 

Miss  Kemy — "You  young  "Dear-hunters"  couldn't  a  bit  more  get  an  'A' 
than  you  could  lift  the  latch  on  Eden's  gate." 

Miss  Davison — "Us  girls  will  powder." 

Miss  Andrews — "A  good  man  is  a  dead  man." 

Miss  Vehslage — "To  run  one's  'Ford'  on  the  sidewalk  ist  verboten." 

Mr.  Murph.y — "Good-bye  girls,  I'm  through." 

Mr.  Hendershot — "Nobody  cares  for  nobody,  when  nobody  won't  chatter 
like  a  fool." 

Miss  Roegge — "To  perambulate  after  the  manner  of  men  tends  to  silence 
the  innocent  antics  of  youth." 

IMr.  Phillips — "Boys,  these  girls'  hearts  are  about  as  loosely  constructed 
as  their  brains," 

Miss  Alwes — "Lavished  admonition  prunes  the  tender  thought  but 
lavished  powder  only  teaches  youthful  wit  to  shoot." 


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VERS  LIBRE 
(As  submitted  to  the  "Patriot") 

Pretty  little  Fido, 

Sweet  little  pup, 
He  can  stand  on  his  hind  legs, 

If  you  hold  his  front  legs  up. 


Friendship  oft  would  longer  last, 
-Viid  quarrels  be  prevented, 

If  little  words  were  let  go  past, 
Forgiven,  not  resented. 

Signed — Bill  Becker. 


Cros»-s«ch«nof  JoKnC's  Heart 


Carmel  Hazzard  (reciting  L 'Allegro  in  Senior  English)  — 

"Hence,  loathed  Melancholy, 
The  brood  of  Folly  without  feather-bed." 
Miss  Roegge  (to  her  physiology  class) — "For  instance,  I  could  walk  home 
from  school,  even  if  I  did  not  have  any  brains,  because  I  have  done  it  so 
many  times. ' ' 

Glenn — "If  I  stole  a  kiss,  would  it  be  petit  larceny?" 
Lucile — "No,  it  would  be  grand." 

Mr.  Phillips  (in  Science) — "Do  you  know  that  insects  are  emotional  at 
times?" 

Tomnu'  Humes — "You  bet,  I  once  saw  a  moth-ball." 


©Ifp  PasHutg  i»tinm  of  191  r 

ACT  II  SCENE  III 

March  17 — We  all  get  educated  on  the  question  of  Military  Service  and  in- 
cidentally wear  Shamrocks 
March  25 — The  school  is  a  seething  mass  of  oratory.    The  triangular  debating 
teams  submit  themselves  for  the  approval  of  the  school.     Fae's  Waterloo  is 

st-st-st-statistics. 
March.  30 — At  last  the  Triangular  Debate.     Flossie  sternly  chaperones  John 
and  Fae.    Little  God  o'  Luck  was  agin  us. 


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AFTER  FIRST 
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TOURNAMENT 


FOUND  ON  THE  ASSEMBLY  ROOM  FLOOR 

"Say  Ruby,  do  yoa  like  Kennie  McCurdy?" — "Oh,  I  used  to,  but,  my 
dear,  I  certainly  don't  any  more.  He's  really  not  on  the  market  now,  any- 
way, and  besides,  he  has  the  most  extravagantly  good  opinion  of  himself." 
— "Well,  speaking  of  self-satisf action,  Bud  Bollinger  wouldn't  change  places 
with  Wilson." — "I  should  say  so.  But  what  I  loathe  about  him  is  his  idea 
that  all  the  girls  are  just  dead  for  him." — "We  really  have  several  cute 
boys  in  our  class,  Johnny,  Ikie,  and  Shep." — "Oh  yes,  but  at  that  none  of 
them  are  blessed  with  good  looks." — "Let  me  ring  in  on  that  Senior  boy's 
theme.  Lee  Miller  is  the  one  that  pains  me  with  his  lofty  girls-don 't- 
bother-me  air." — "Well,  Ed  Sehleter  is  absolutely  ex  parco.  '  Veva,  pass  this 
to  Helen,  and  see  what  she  tkinks  of  it." — "My  sympathies  are  with  you,  but 
I  do  think  Jlanse  is  terribly  romantic  looking.  Hand  this  over  to  Genevieve 
and  see  if  she  doesn't  agree." — "I  entirely  agree,  but  my  pet  abomination  is 
Fae  Patrick.  He  acts  as  if  he  has  been  disappointed  in  love.  Es  Grelle  is 
clamoring  for  this.  I'll  hand  it  over.  'Spose  she'll  insist  Hal's  the  pri7,e 
specimen.  Careful.  Here  comes  Miss." — "Taking  up  the  anvil  chorus,  I 
do  love  to  hear  Kenneth  Greeman  talk.  It's  just  darling  I  think.  But  he's 
too  slow  to  catch  a  cold." 

"Read  this,  Margaret,  I  found  it  on  the  floor.  Some  of  the  girls  must 
have  been  putting  the  boys  tlirough  a  beauty  shop." Bill  T. 


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AFTER  A  SUBMARINE  RAID 

Miss  Laupiis  (in  Civics) — "What  is  the  canon  law?" 
Alice  Dixon — "It  gives  yon  the  right  to  make  cannons." 

Miss  Quinn — "Give  an  English  derivative  from  inferus-a-um,  and  use  it 
in  a  sentence." 

Alice  Kruge — "Infernal — In  Civics  we  discussed  infernal  taxes." 

Miss  Alwes — "Elmer,  have  you  your  outline?" 
Elmer — "I  have  it  in  my  head." 

Miss  Alwes — "Well,  I'll  do  the  best  I  can  to  represent  your  head  in  my 
grade  book." 

®ijp  PaHHutg  i»I|om  of  191  r 

ACT  III  SCENE  I 

April  2 — One  of  our  most  industrious  students,  Clyde  Keller,  receives  the  po- 
sition of  Mr.  Phillips'  secretary. 

April  6 — E^^dence  of  "In  the  spring  a  young  man's  fancy,"  growing  stronger. 
Sophomores  revel  merrily. 

April  10 — We  begin  the  seige  of  mastering  the  national  air  and  generally  dis- 
play our  patriotism.  Mae  Carr  gives  directions  on  how  to  build  a  ship, 
and  Pearl  Day  masterfully  explains  how  to  train  an  array. 

April  16 — Operetta's  "Very  Good,  Eddie." 


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Mr.  Hendershot — "Edward,    what    are 
j'ou  doing?" 

Edward   M.— "Thinking." 

Mr.  Hendershot — "Hm!  What  with?" 

Innocent  Looking   Soph. — "It's   all   off 
now." 

Junior — "What's  all  off  now?" 
Sophomore — "Mr.  Ackerman's  hair." 

Miss   Qninn — "Donald,    I   appoint   j'ou 
critic  of  the  first  sentence." 

Donald  M. — "I  can't  critic  that." 

Amy  Bridges — ' '  Horace  Seelinger  's  hair 
I'eminds  me  of  iron  filings  on  a  magnet." 

Miriam  Einne  (in  Latin) — "Is  'love'  a 
verb  of  mental  action?" 

Mary  Billings — "No,  it's  heart  action." 

Katie  Hodapp   (reading  composition  in 
English) — "She  jumped  from  the  train  and 
ecstatically  kissed  him  on  the  platform." 
Dewey  Craig — "Well    what  a  funny  place  to  kiss  him." 

Mr.  Phillips  (after  running  a  comb  through  Shep's  hair  to  get  an  elec- 
trical charge) — "Well,  what  would  you  rub  the  comb  with  to  get  the  same 
charge?" 

Frederick  Brett hauer — "Cat's  fur." 


Slf?  p00i«g  ^Ifom  of  191  r 

ACT  III  SCENE  II 

April  18 — Virg.  Snow  finally  got  up  enough  energy  to  lift  his  gimboats  over 
the  bar  at  four  feet  six. 

April  20 — Mr.  Hendershot  wears  a  full  dress  shirt  to  class  and  thereby  gath- 
ers enough  courage  to  generally  demolish  Russell  Harry. 

April  23 — ]\Iiss  Davison's  and  Mr.  Hendershot 's  clubs  enjoys  a  superheated 
canine  roast  at  the  river.  Mr.  Phillips  also  reports  a  hot  time  at  his 
house.  Moreover  two  large  window  panes  broken  in  assembly  room — all 
in  a  riotous  day ! 

April  28 — ^Biggest  part  of  Junior  class  leaves  school.  "Father"  MePike  is 
tired  of  getting  "sonny"  periodically  re-instated  in  school. 


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A  NLW  YLAR6   RESOLUTION 


Miss  Andrews  (assign- 
ing English  lesson) — 
"I  had  assigned  "Ev- 
en-man" for  tomor- 
row, but  for  the  pres- 
ent I  shall  let  "Every- 
man go." 


Mr.  Phillips — "Meedy,  what  is  space?" 
Meedy    (waking   up) — "I   don't   know 
how  to  say  it,  but  I  have  it  in  my  head." 

Mr.  Murphy  (at  Senior  picnic  to  Mrs. 
]Murphy) — "You'd  better  let  me  carry  that 
lunch  basket,  dearest.  We  might  get  sep- 
arated in  the  crowd." 

Estiier  Grelle's  motto: — "Laugh  if  it 
kills  you,  and  you'll  die  with  a  grin  on  your 
face." 

Mr.  Murphy   (after  telling  a  group  of 
boys  that  he  was  their  adviser) — I'm  going 
to     be     your     daddy 
now. ' ' 

George  Weller — 
"Say,  pop,  give  me  a 
nickel." 


SPRING    FLVER 


SUfp  J^aBBtng  Bi\otn  of  191  r 

ACT  III  SCENE  III 

May  10 — Books  crawl  out  on  the  floor.     Hap  looks  as  if  he'd  been  caught 

tripping  in  a  basket-ball  game. 
May  11— Windows  break  in.    Not  to  let  them  get  ahead  of  her  Veva  "breaks 

out. ' '    Felix  Cadou  speaks  of  the  virtue  in  a  brick. 
May  13 — Mr.  Arthur  Murphy,  Esq.  takes  unto  himself  a  wife. 
Jlay  1.5 — Everybody  looks  sweet  and  pretty,  but  alas!     Ruth  Jliller  broke 

the  "birdie." 
May  16 — Vaccination     victims     return     from     their     week     vacations.     Iris 

awarded  the  gold  medal  for  perseverance. 
May  25 — Seniors  depart  with  bag  and  baggage  from  dear  old  S.  H.  S. 
June  1 — The  Curtain  falls 


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Evervj  tVlodcrn  Home  MusV 
Have  A  Tele^V\one 


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LIGHT  HEAT  POWER 

Phone  499 

Interstate  Public  Service  Co. 

South  Chestnut  Street 
SEYMOUR  -  -  -  INDIANA 

SEYMOUR  POULTRY  COMPANY 

Dealers  in 
POULTRY.  BUTTER,  EGGS.  ETC. 

opposite  PENNSYLVANIA  FREIGHT  DEPOT 

Good  Prices  .  Honest  Weights 

Phone  495  -  -  -  -  Seymour,  Indiana 

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The  SP  ART  A 

Have  Your 

You 
Get 
Better 
Service 
Here 

CLEANING  and 

PRESSING 

Done  by 
F.     S  C  I  A  R  R  A 

Phone   R-317 
South  Chestnut  Street 

TheSPARTA 

Seymour      :        :      Indiana 

MILES'    BILLIARD 

PARLOR 

Harry  M.  Miller 

Charles  E.  Miles,  Prop. 

all  kinds  of 
INSUR.ANCE 

Seymour      :        :      Indiana 

MAYES'  CASH  GROCERY 

THE    FASHION 

The  Home  of 

Quality  Groceries 
at 

The  only  Exclusive  Ladies 
Ready-toWear  Store 

Reasonable  Prices 

IN  SEYMOUR 

Monarch  Brand  a  Specialty 

Phone  658 

South  Chestnut  Street 

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G  R  0  U  B  '  S    BELLE    B  RAN  D 

Canned  Goods  are  different  from  other  brands  selling  at 
the  same  price.     They  are  better.  :  :  :  :  :  : 

Order  Groub'S  Belle  BR-AND  from  your  grocer 


THIS 

WORLD  WIDE  WAR 

WE  ARE  HAVING 

has  caused  everyone  to  buy  cautiously.  We  offer  our  ser- 
vices as  expert  judges  of  merchandise  to  you  free  of 
charge,  along  with  our  merchandise  at  prices  unusually 
below    the    market.  :-:  :-:  :-: 

Ray  R.  Reach's  Country  Store 

E.AST  Second  Street  Seymour,  Indiana 


[Page    One    Hundred    and    Four 


FeEDeiE  III]ME¥IEESHT¥ 

WHERE  THE  FLOWER  OF  OUR  INDIANA  YOUTHS 
IS  TAUGHT  SCIENTIFIC  FACTS,  MAKE  STRONG 
STATEMENTS  ABOUT  THE  VALUE  OF  INDIANA 
FLOUR.  THEY  RECOMMEND  IT  FOR  EVERY  DO- 
MESTIC PURPOSE.  EVERY  HOOSIER  BREAD  EATER 
SHOULD  HEED  THEIR  ADVICE. 


COIPNIAL 


trnklmg  5s  lieldvniffii —Thousands  of  Jackson   County's   be^ 
housekeepers  have  ta^ed  €©L@MEAL  FL©IOM  and  believed. 

We  want  everybody  to  know  about  COLONIAL..  The  self- 
rising  Honey  Boy,  which  cuts  out  the  mistakes,  is  unexcelled  for 
biscuit  and  pastry.  Our  Success  brand  is  a  standard  that  has  stood 
the  test.  ■  BUY  A  SACK  AND  BE  CONVINCED. 

ELESE  MHLOMtS  ۩MFAM1' 


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F.    H.    H  E  I   D  E  M  A  N 

PATHE  FRERES 
PHONOGRAPHS 

FURNITURE        PIANOS        RUGS 

Ageuey  for  the 

"FREE"  SEWING  MACHINES 

(Fuueral  Director) 

lli-116  S.  Chestnut  St. 

SEYMOUR  : :  INDIANA 


F.  H.  GATES  &  SON 

the  only 
NEWS  DEALER 

— Dealers  in — 

CAaars,     Tobaccos,    Fruits    and 
Confections 

NEW  LOCATION     5  E.  SECOND  ST. 
SEYMOUR        :-:      :-:        INDIANA 


GRAESSLE-MERCER  COMPANY 

Commercial  and  Catalogue  Printers 

Corner  St.  Louis  Avenue  and  Pine  Street.  SEYMOUR,    INDIANA 


F01 


MILLER'S    BOOK    STORE  ^ 

Wall  Paper,  Window  Shades,  School  and  Office  Supplies. 
20  West  Second  Street 


Seymour  Woolen  Mills 


UNION  HARDWARE  COMPANY 

PairJs,  Oils,  Varnishes,  Glass  and  Building  Material 
South  Chestnut  Street  SEYMOUR,  INDIANA 


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Jackson  County  Loan  and  Trust  Co. 

SEYMOUR        :        INDIANA 

$1.00 

WILL  START  A  SAVINGS  ACCOUNT 
THAT  PAYS  3  PER  CENT  COMPOUND  INTEREST 

J.  H.  ANDREWS,  Pres. 


PROMPT   DELIVERY 

Out-of-Season  Vegetables  and  Fruits 

Privilege  of  weekly  payment  of  accounts 

Personal  attention  to  the  individual  wishes  and  tastes  of  our  customers 

These  and  every  other  possible  service 
we  furnish  with  our 

QUALITY    GROCERIES 

Phone  Main  170 

PEOPLE'S  GROCERY  Second  and  Chestnut  Streets 


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"FoIIqiv  the  Crowd" 

—to— 
F  U  RN I  S  H  '  S 

BARBER  SHOP 

First    Class    Service 

Across  from  New  Federal 
Building 


Visit  the  new  Department  of 

DR.ESSES,  SUITS,  WAISTS 
and  COATS 

ABEL^S 

DRY    GOODS    STORF 

Two  Entrances — 

SECOND  and  CHESTNUT 


J.     M.    H  A  M  E  R 

Coal   and   Building  Material 

Phone  107 

Corner  Indianapolis  and 

Cincinnati   Avenues 


FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK 

Capital   $100,000.00 

Surplus 50,000.00 

C.    D.    BILLINGS President 

B.  F.  SCHNECK Vice-President 

L.    L.    BOLLINGER Cashier 

WE    SOLICIT    YOUB   PATRONAGE 

We  Pay  3%  on  Time  Deposit 

SEYMOUR        :-:      :-:        INDIANA 


—The— 
MODERN  CLOTHING  CO. 

For  Good  Clothes 

and 
Fine   Furnishings 
For  Men 


J.  FETTIG  COMPANY 

TRUNKS 
BAGS 

Fancy  Leather  Goods 

SEYMOUR       :-:     :-:      Indiana 

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A  Complete  Drug 
Store 

FEDERMANN'S 


HOOVER'S 


Everything  in  the 
Home  Furnishing 
Line  ::  :: 


Style,    Quality,    Service 


SEYMOUR,  INDIANA 


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WE  CAN  HELP  YOU  get  started  if  you  will  give  us  an  opportunity. 

A  STRONG  COUBSE  OF  STUDY  in  Bookkeeping,  Shorthand,  Arithmetic,  Penman- 
ship, Business  Law,  Correspondence,  Salesmanship,  English,  etc.,  is  given  by  us  which 
will  prepare  j'ou  to  fill  a  position  acceptably. 

OUK  EXFEBIENCED  TEACHERS  will  help  you  master  these  practical  salary-pro- 
ducing subjects,  by  giving  you  the  right  sort  of  assistance. 

OUR  YEARS  OF  EXPERIENCE  in  preparing  young  m.en  and  women  as  Bookkeepers, 
Stenographers,  Bill  Clerks,  and  Private  Secretaries,  has  enabled  us  to  formulate  methods 
that  produce   high  grade  results. 

WE  SECURE  EMPLOYMENT  for  every  competent  student,  and  at  wages  that  will 
not  disappoint.     The  management  of 


SEYMOUR  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 


wants   you   to    thoroughly   investigate   its   work,    as    they     know    you 
with  the  advantages  offered. 

Summer  term  opens  June  4  for  10  weeks. 


bo    pleased 


Real  Estate 


Insurance 


S.   H.   AMICK 


Phone  738-2 


2  Masonic  Temple 


Everything  in  Jewelry  Prices  are  Right,  too 

THE    BEST    engraving    ALWAYS 

MESEKE    JEWELRY    SHOP 


16  South  Chestnut  Street 


Seymour 


Indiana 


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Compliments  of 
SEBA  A.   BARNES 

Seymour,  Indiana 


E.    C.    BOLLINGER 

"The  Real  Estate  M^an" 


STAR  BAKERY 


HENRY    N I E M EY  ER 

CARPENTER  AND  CONTRACTOR 
414  E.  Fifth  Street  Seymour,  Indiana 


Compliments  of — 

F.     J.     VOSS 


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THE  TRAVIS  CARTER  COMPANY 

:  :'        Manufacturers  of  :  : 

High  Grade  Mill  Work,  Veneered  Doors  and  Interior  Finish. 


:  :         Dealers  in  :  : 

Lumber  and  Shingles,  Lath  and  Sash  Doors 


Seymour 


Indiana 


If    it's   Novelties   you   want   in 

Footwear,  it's 

—   The  — 

DE  H  LE  R 

RACKET    STORE 

who's 
got 

JVants  Your 
Trade 

them 
DEHLER  SHOE  STORE 

SOUTH  CHESTNUT 

SEYMOUR        :-:      :-:       INDIANA 

Telephone  472 

DOMESTIC   STEAM 
L A U N  D  RY 

Allen's  Barber 
Shop 

Corner  Second  and  Pine  Streets 

13  SOUTH  CHESTNUT  ST. 

First-Class  Work 

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Gold  Mine  Department  Store 

Seymour  :  :  Indiana 

SEYMOUR'S    FASHION    CENTER 
showing  all  the  latest  style  fads  which  fashion  decrees 

Silks,  Dress  Goods,  Trimmings,  Gloves  and  Notions 
Silk  Hosiery,  and  Underwear 

Suits,  Coats,  Dresses  and  Millinery 


REYNOLD'S 
CASH    GROCERY 

This  is  the  place 
for     Good     Shoes 

Good  Service  and 
Prompt    Delivery 

—  Up-to-date  Styles — 
For  Ladies,  Gents  and  Children 

We  sell  for  cash 

and  save  you  money 

For  less  money  than  you  can  buy 
them  any  place  else 

Phone  163 
23  South  Chestnut  Street 

COLABUONO 

5  West  Second  Street 

SEYMOUR        :-:      :-:        INDIANA 

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r  "QUICK  MEAL 

"  WICK  OIL   STOVE 

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rar 

THK  ORIGINAL  OIL  STOVE  EQUIPPED 
WITH  A  GLASS  FOUNT 
SIMPLE  AS  A  LAMP. 
MAKES    A    CLEAN    AND    POWERFUL 
BLUE  FLAME. 

EASY  TO  RE-WICK  OR  REGULATE. 
HAS    PORCELAIN     BURNER     DRUMS 
THAT  CANNOT  RUST,  AND  AUTOMA- 
TIC   WICK   STOP   WHICH    PREVENTS 
SMOKING. 

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BURNS  ORDINARY  COAL  OIL                 ::    | 

CORDES  HARDWARE  COMPANY 


Seymour,  Indiana 


"Where  the  Crowds  Go" 

TO  KRAFT'S  FIVE  AND  TEN  CENT  STORE 

We  carry  an  up-to-date  line  of  5  and  loc 
merchandise.       If  it's  new  we  have  it. 

GEO.  KRAFT  COMPANY 


5  and  lOr  STORE 


Seymour 


Indiana 


GRADUATION     GIFTS 

In  Great  Variety  are  Offered  at  Our  Store.     Come  in  and  Make 
Your  Selection  Early. 


Phone  249 

GEO.  F.  KAMMAN— Jeweler  and  Optometrist 
104  West  Second  Street  Seymour,  Indiana 

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T.    G.    L  A  U  P  U 

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No.  I  N,  Chestnut 

DIAMONDS 

WATCHES 

SILVERWARE 

JEWELRY 

CLOCKS 

CUT  GLASS 

Seymour 


Waterman's  Ideal  Fountain  Pens 
Fine  Leather  Goods 


Indiana 


EAT    AT    THE 

PALACE    RESTAURANT 

Something  Good  to  Eat  at  all  Times 
SPECIAL  SUNDAY  DINNERS 


Seymour  Daily  Republican 

The  Home  Neicspapcr  of  Seymour 


Read  in  ofer  71  per  cent  of  the  homes  in  this  city 
Delivered  at  your  door,  \oc  per  week 


Phone  42 


108  W.  Second  Street 


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"Your  friends  can  buy  anything  you  can  "Sell  your  goods  with  photographs.' 

give  them — except  your  photograph." 


THE    WINDHORST    STUDIO 

high-grade  portrait  and 
commercial  photography 

19  East  Second  Street        ::        ::        ::        Seymour,  Indiana 


Phone  116 

C.   E.   LOERTZ 

Druggist 

I  E.  Second  Street  :  :  Seymour,  Indiana 


SEYMOUR  ICE  CREAM,  BOTTLING  WORKS 
AND  CREAM  COMPANY 


Frozen  Cream  and  Ic 


Phone  143 
Circle  Street  .       .       .       .  Seymour,  Indiana 

Page  One  Hundred  and  Seventeen] 


^"Jhe  Elates  in  this  book      ^ 
^^^  'Were  engraved  by 

INDIANAPOLIS  ENGRAVING 
&ELECTROTYPING  G)MPANY 

222  E.OHIO  ST.      INDIANAPOLIS.IND. 


[Page  One  Hundred  and  Eighteen 


THE  BEE  HIVE 

Complete  Line  of 

Haviland  China 

and 

Fancy  Lamps 

Table  Cutlery 

Souvenir  Post  Cards 


Seymour  National  Bank 
seymour     ::        ::     indiana 


LYNN    FAULKCONEE...  President 

J.   M.   SHIELDS Vice-President 

J.   S.   MILLS Cashier 


Daily  Democrat 


When  you  go  to  start 

YOUR  CAR 

and  your  battery  has  no  pep,  come 
and  let  us  put  some  into  it. 

W.    L.    CLARK 
Battery  Service  Station 


PREPARATION      MEANS 
OPPORTUNITY 

Just    as    surely   as   you    make    prepar- 
ation  you   will   make   opportunity.     Stud- 
ents     entering     practically      every      day. 
Catalogue  and  other  literature  free. 
Chas.  C.  Crlng,  Gen.  Mgr. 

Central  Business  College 

3rd   Floor,   University   Park   Building 
INDIANAPOLIS. 


M.    HUBER    &   BROTHER 

Men's    and    Ladies' 
FINE   SHOES 


West  Second  Street 


Seymour 


Indiana 


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Call  on  us  for  the  Highest  Grade  Photos  at  reasonable  prices 

Photographs  in  this  book  were  made  by  the 

ELLIS     STUDIO 

Over  the  Ten  Cent  Store  SEYMOUR,  INDIANA 

KUPPENHEIMER 

and 
COLLEGIAN 
C  LO T  HES 

To  be  had  in  Seymour  only  at 

ADOLPH  STEINWEDEL 

The  store  that  can  serve  you  best 


Use  Milk  for  Economy 

Use  SWENGEL'S  for  SAFETY 


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EXCELLENCE 


For  the  careful  considera- 
tion of  young  men  who 
want  to  wear  aristocratic 
looking  clothes,  we  have 


<Jashion  ^^^  Glothes 

Uaiared  at  J^shkm'Park  Ijochestir.  Ii)5l 


In  every  detail  these  carry 
the  excellence  necessary  to 
serve  and  real  style.  Not  to 
be  had  elsewhere. 


THOMAS  CLOTHING  CO. 


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PAULEY  &  SON  GARAGE 

Dodge  Brothers'  Motor  Cars 

AUTO  LIVERY 

Phone  603-R  205-207  Ewing  Street 


BROOK MONT  BESTBIRD 

"Watch  the  Labels 

THE  HIGH  COST  OF  LIVING 

is  reduced  when  you  get  full  weight  and  standard  quality. 

Every  food  container,  can  or  package  we  sell  is  full  weight  as  standard- 
ized by  Federal  laws,  and  the  quality  of  the  goods  under  our  labels  has  been 
tested  under  the  Pure  Food  and  Drug  Acts. 

Ask  for  BROOKMONT  and  the  BEST  BIRD  brands  in  canned  goods  and 
condiments. 

"BOW"  Coffee  is  in  full  weight  pound  cans,  steel  cut,  and  is  a  delicious 
drink. 

If  your  grocer  hasn't  the  standard  quality  and  packages  we  distribute, 
phone  our  office  and  they  will  tell  you  the  grocers  who  have. 

WE  SELL  TO  MERCHANTS  ONLY 

GEORGE  A.  CLARK 

Wholesale  Grocer 

BROOKMONT  BESTBIRD 

Watch  the  Labels 


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Modern  Rooms 

Ice   Cream  Soda 

STAR  RESTAURANT 

Open  Day  and  Night 


Give    Us   a    Trial 


Opp.  Interurban  Station 


CALL 

BELL  CLEANING  WORKS 

IF  IT'S 

CLEANING 

YOU  WANT 

Phone  391        16  St.  Louis  Ave. 


—BICYCLE  REPAIRING— 

A  SPECIALTY 

Complete  Line  of 

Bicycles,    Tires    and    Sundries 

CARLSON    HARDWARE. 
COMPANY 

106  W.  Second  Street 


C.   G.  HELLER  Barber  Shop 
19  Indianapolis  Avenue 


Electric  Scalp  and  Fact 

Massage 

A  Specialty 


If  it's  high  class  meats  at  the 
lowest  cash  prices,  go  to 

FRANK      COX'S 

MEAT  M.ARKET 
19  E.  Second  St.    Seymour,  Ind. 


CHAS.    F.    SHUTTS 


Cigars,  Tobaccos,  Fruits  and 
Confectionery 


8  South  Chestnut  Street 


'Fat"   Bauermeister,  Ass't. 


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Ahlbrand's  Cozy  Cab 


Gives  you  more  Protection  and  Comfort  than  is  in  a  buggy 
AHLBRAND  CARRIAGE  COMPANY 

Buy  a  buggy  that  is  built  at  home  and  help 
build  up  Seymour's  Industry. 

Seymour,    Indiana 


USE 
RAYMOND    CITY    COAL 

For  All  Purposes 

Ebner  Ice  and  Cold  Storage  Co. 


Distributers 


SEYMOUR 


INDIANA 


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